Meanings
adjectivequadrobulary (comparative more quadrobulary, superlative most quadrobulary)
comparative more quadrobulary · superlative most quadrobulary
- nonce wordobsoleteHaving four trifling meanings
There is a quadrobulary saying which passes current in the Westerne World, That the Emperour is King of Kings, the Spaniard, King of Men, the French, King of Asses, the King of England, King of Devills.
1646, Nathaniel Ward, The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America
Origin
From Blend of quadro- + vocabulary.
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APA
quadrobulary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrobulary
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“quadrobulary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrobulary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadrobulary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadrobulary.
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