Homeric

[ hoh-mer-ik ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.

  2. of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing: Homeric feats of exploration.

Origin of Homeric

1
First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin Homēricus, from Greek Homērikós; equivalent to Homer + -ic

Other words from Homeric

  • Ho·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
  • post-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
  • pre-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
  • pseu·do-Ho·mer·ic, adjective

Words Nearby Homeric

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How to use Homeric in a sentence

  • What is the Aeneid if not a re-imagining of the Homeric epics?

    The Power of Myths | Sam Munson | February 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The account of this man's giant strength, the narrative of hisPg 114 exploits in subduing the wild bulls, are quite Homeric.

    Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
  • All the family go down together, and the washing is carried out, in true Homeric style, by the ladies personally.

    The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
  • Then, as the sacred chronicler tersely and with Homeric brevity tells us, the shepherd "slew both the lion and the bear."

  • The certainties of the exact sciences are one thing: the opinions of Homeric commentators are other and very different things.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • The separatist theories of the Homeric poems are not more secure than the Solar Myth, "like a wave shall they pass and be passed."

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Homeric

Homeric

Homerian (həʊˈmɪərɪən)

/ (həʊˈmɛrɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling Homer or his poems

  2. imposing or heroic

  1. of or relating to the archaic form of Greek used by Homer: See epic

Derived forms of Homeric

  • Homerically, adverb

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