teratical

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/təˈɹætɪkəl/

adjective

wonderful; ominous; prodigious

OriginAncient Greek τεράτικος →
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Meanings

adjectiveteratical (comparative more teratical, superlative most teratical)

comparative more teratical · superlative most teratical

  1. obsoletewonderful; ominous; prodigious

    Herodotus, possibly delighting in teratical stories, might tell what he never heard: or the passage may be an interpolation; or it may be alterd in transcribing

    1722, William Wollaston, The Religion of Nature Delineated

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτεράτικος“monstrous”
  2. Englishteratical

From Ancient Greek τεράτικος (terátikos, “monstrous”), from τέρας (téras, “monster”).

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APA

teratical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratical

MLA

“teratical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teratical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teratical.

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