epical

E1P3I1C3A1L1
UK/ˈɛpɪkəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.

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Meanings

adjectiveepical (comparative more epical, superlative most epical)

comparative more epical · superlative most epical

  1. archaicOf or pertaining to epic literature; epic, grandiose.

    Camp Tewattsirokwas was the brainchild of a Trotskyite couple, the Gimelmans from Cedarhurst, begun back at the time of the Schachtman unpleasantness amid epical all-night screaming matches […].

    2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 457
nounepical (plural epicals)

plural epicals

  1. literatureAny book containing two or more epics.
  2. communicationsA lengthy, revered narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveconstituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

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Origin

  1. Englishepic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishepical

From epic + -al.

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APA

epical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epical

MLA

“epical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epical.

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