prosopopoeial

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UK/pɹɒsə(ʊ)pəˈpiːəl/

adjective

Prosopopoeic.

First used 16th c.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveprosopopoeial (comparative more prosopopoeial, superlative most prosopopoeial)

comparative more prosopopoeial · superlative most prosopopoeial

  1. Prosopopoeic.First known use 16th c.

    They glut your eares with their Prognostications, and surprising me heretofore, when by my sicknesse I was brought very low and weake, they have injuriously handled me with their Doctrines, positions, prescriptions, magistrall fopperies, and prosopopeyall gravity […].

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.13

Origin

From prosopopoeia + -al.

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Translations

Italian prosopopeico
  • prosopopeicoTranslations
Polish animizacyjny
  • animizacyjnyTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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