scoptical

scoptical
adjective
Etymology: Greek skōptikos scoptical (from skōptein to mock — probably from skōps, a kind of owl — + -ikos -ic) + English -al
scoptically adverb

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  • Scoptical — Scoptic Scop tic, Scoptical Scop tic*al, a. [Gr. skwptiko s, from skw ptein to mock, to scoff at.] Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] {Scop tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scoptic — Scop tic, Scoptical Scop tic*al, a. [Gr. skwptiko s, from skw ptein to mock, to scoff at.] Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] {Scop tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scoptically — Scoptic Scop tic, Scoptical Scop tic*al, a. [Gr. skwptiko s, from skw ptein to mock, to scoff at.] Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] {Scop tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scoptically — adverb see scoptical …   Useful english dictionary

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