phosphorical

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1R1I1C3A1L1

adjective

Producing light; luminous, glittering.

OriginAncient Greek φωσφόρος →
First used 18th–19th c.Scrabble 24
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Meanings

adjectivephosphorical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteProducing light; luminous, glittering.First known use 18th–19th c.

    If a relish for the broad mirth of fun characterize the lower class of english, the french of every denomination are equally delighted with a phosophorical, sentimental gilding.

    1794, Mary Wollstonecraft, An Historical and Moral View of the Origin and Progress of the French Revolution

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος“bringing light”
  2. Englishphosphorical

From phosphor + -ical, or directly from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “bringing light”) + -ical.

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