theriacal

T1H4E1R1I1A1C3A1L1

adjective

Of or relating to theriac; medicinal.

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Meanings

adjectivetheriacal (comparative more theriacal, superlative most theriacal)

comparative more theriacal · superlative most theriacal

  1. obsoleteOf or relating to theriac; medicinal.
    1 more example

    So it is obſerued by ſome, that there is a vertuous Bezoar, and another without vertue; which appeare to the ſhew alike; But the Vertuous is taken from the Beaſt, that feedeth vpon the Mountaines, where there are Theriacall Herbs; And that without Vertue, from thoſe that feed in the Valleyes, where no ſuch Herbs are.

    1631, Francis [Bacon], “V. Century. [Experiments in Consort, Touching the Making Herbs and Fruits Medicinable.]”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC, paragraph 499, page 124

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
theriac

Origin

From theriac + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heartical
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APA

theriacal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theriacal

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “theriacal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/theriacal.

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