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thersitical

[ ther-sit-i-kuhl ]
/ θərˈsɪt ɪ kəl /
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adjective
scurrilous; foulmouthed; grossly abusive.
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Origin of thersitical

First recorded in 1640–50; Thersit(es) + -ical

Words nearby thersitical

the ropes, therophyte, theropod, Theroux, Thersites, thersitical, the rub, “The Rubáiyát”, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, The, salt of the earth, the, the Salvation Army
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British Dictionary definitions for thersitical

thersitical
/ (θəˈsɪtɪkəl) /
adjective
rare abusive and loud

Word Origin for thersitical

C17: from Thersites
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