thersitical

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adjective

Scurrilous, grossly defamatory

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Meanings

thersitical1

adjectivethersitical (comparative more thersitical, superlative most thersitical)

comparative more thersitical · superlative most thersitical · alternative Thersitical

  1. Scurrilous, grossly defamatory
  2. Caustic, obscenely and tactlessly abusive

Thersitical2

adjectiveThersitical (comparative more Thersitical, superlative most Thersitical)

comparative more Thersitical · superlative most Thersitical

  1. alternativeAlternative form of thersitical.

Origin

After Thersites, a minor character in the Iliad who slandered and mocked Agamemnon.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

trachelitis
Cite this entry
APA

thersitical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thersitical

MLA

“thersitical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thersitical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thersitical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thersitical.

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