Meanings
adjectiveepithetic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to epithets.
epithetic names for the gods
1 more example
In epithetic measur'd prose.
a. 1764, Robert Lloyd, On Rhyme
Origin
From epithet + -ic. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπῐθετῐκός (epĭthetĭkós) and Greek επιθετικός (epithetikós).
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Rhymes with epithetic
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APA
epithetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithetic
MLA
“epithetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epithetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epithetic.
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