Meanings
adjectivetherapeutical (not comparable)
- not comparabletherapeutic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or involved in therapy
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
- Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
- Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
- Ancient Greekθερᾰπευτής (therăpeutḗs)
- Ancient Greekθεραπευτικός (therapeutikós)
- New Latintherapeuticus
- Middle Englishterapeucia
- Englishtherapeutic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishtherapeutical
From therapeutic + -al.
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APA
therapeutical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/therapeutical
MLA
“therapeutical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/therapeutical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “therapeutical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/therapeutical.
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