ciceronical

C3I1C3E1R1O1N1I1C3A1L1
UK/sɪsəˈɹɒnɪkəl/

adjective

= Ciceronian

Scrabble 17

Meanings

ciceronical1

adjectiveciceronical (comparative more ciceronical, superlative most ciceronical)

comparative more ciceronical · superlative most ciceronical

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Ciceronical.

Ciceronical2

adjectiveCiceronical (comparative more Ciceronical, superlative most Ciceronical)

comparative more Ciceronical · superlative most Ciceronical · alternative ciceronical · alternative Ciceronicall

  1. obsolete= Ciceronian

    Hee and Isabel…began to be as Ciceronicall as they were amorous.

    1590, Robert Greene, Never too Late, published 1600, page 32
    2 more examples

    But this man’s words are spirit itself, and burn their niche in Time, to last as long as that will. Take two of them: “Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you!” and again, “Behold the sun of Austerlitz!” When you speak, speak thus to men; such words are deeds; and come not as from one who beateth the air to the pitchpipe of the tibicen Ciceronical, but as the bullet to its butt; speak swordpoints, that press between the joints and marrow.

    1891, Charles A. Ward, “Napoleonic Rule”, in Oracles of Nostradamus, page 251

    He had a very pleasant smile, had old Thomas Richardson, and a gracious way of performing his ciceronical duties. It was plainly a labor of love, due to the old mansion and the master who had made it famous.

    1914, Western Christian Advocate, LXXX, page 10

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishCiceroun
  2. LatinCicerō
  3. EnglishCiceronical

Either the Latin Cicerō (stem: Cicerōn-) or the Middle English Ciceroun suffixed with the English -ical.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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