Etymology

tetric

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Today it means: Morose, bitter. Full definition →

Latin tetricus
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tetric · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromtetricus“stern, severe, gloomy”
  2. English todaytetric

From Latin tetricus (“stern, severe, gloomy”).

tetric · adjective2

From tetr- + -ic.

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