Meanings
adjectiveethopoetic (comparative more ethopoetic, superlative most ethopoetic)
comparative more ethopoetic · superlative most ethopoetic
- obsoleteExpressing character.
a flourish of mimick and ethopoetick gestures
1652, Thomas Urquhart, The Jewel
Origin
- Ancient Greekἠθοποιητικός
- Englishethopoetic
From Ancient Greek ἠθοποιητικός (ēthopoiētikós), from ἦθος (êthos) + ποιέω (poiéō).
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APA
ethopoetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethopoetic
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“ethopoetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethopoetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethopoetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethopoetic.
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