rictal

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US, UK/ˈrɪktl/

adjective

Possessing the qualities of a rictus.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English rict(us) ← Latin rictu →
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Meanings

adjectiverictal (comparative more rictal, superlative most rictal)

comparative more rictal · superlative most rictal

  1. Possessing the qualities of a rictus.

    Her head, wrenched back, was baring its teeth in a rictal gape.

    2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 44, in Small Island, London: Review, page 413

Origin

  1. Latinringor
  2. Latinrictu
  3. Englishrict(us)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishrictal

From rict(us) + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

citralclitar
Cite this entry
APA

rictal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rictal

MLA

“rictal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rictal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rictal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rictal.

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