cos|met´i|cal|ly

cos|met´i|cal|ly
cos|met|ic «koz MEHT ihk», noun, adjective, verb, -met|icked, -met|ick|ing.
–n.
1. a preparation for beautifying the skin, hair, or nails. Powder, rouge, lipstick, and face creams are cosmetics.
2. Figurative. anything that covers up blemishes or defects: »

Preference for the term “quick entry” over the scorned catchword “no-knock” provides glaring evidence of the way in which Government currently uses words as cosmetics... (New York Times).

–adj.
1. beautifying to the skin, hair, or nails: »

a cosmetic cream for the face.

2. having to do with cosmetics.
3. Figurative. of or for covering up blemishes or defects: »

Landscaping of our buildings…can be no more than a cosmetic device (David Rockefeller).

–v.t.
to treat with cosmetics: »

Coarsely cosmeticked, her face looks like [an aerial] photograph of Utah (Time).

╂[< Greek kosmētikós skilled in arranging, relating to order, adornment < kósmos order, universe]
–cos|met´i|cal|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cos|met|ic — «koz MEHT ihk», noun, adjective, verb, met|icked, met|ick|ing. –n. 1. a preparation for beautifying the skin, hair, or nails. Powder, rouge, lipstick, and face creams are cosmetics. 2. Figurative. anything that covers up blemishes or defects:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • cos — an·te·cos·ta; au·to·cos·mic; bel·li·cos·i·ty; ca·thol·i·cos; ce·cos·to·my; cer·cos·po·ra; cer·cos·po·rel·la; cer·cos·po·ri·o·sis; chas·ta·cos·ta; coc·cos·te·an; coc·cos·te·us; co·cos; cor·ti·cos·ter·one; COs; COS; cos·cet; cos·ci·no·dis·ca·ce·ae; …   English syllables

  • met — met·ri·cal; met·ri·cism; met·ri·cist; met·ri·fi·ca·tion; met·ri·fy; met·rio·cra·nic; met·rio·metopic; met·ro·logical; met·ro·mania; met·ron; met·ro·nome; met·ro·nom·ic; met·ro·pole; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ate; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ism;… …   English syllables

  • cosmetical — cos·met·i·cal …   English syllables

  • cosmetically — cos·met·i·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • cosmetic — cos|met|ic [ kaz metık ] adjective 1. ) cosmetic changes only affect the appearance of something instead of its basic structure: SUPERFICIAL: Alterations to the original building have been largely cosmetic. 2. ) relating to the improvement of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cosmetic — cos•met•ic [[t]kɒzˈmɛt ɪk[/t]] n. 1) clo a powder, lotion, cream, or other preparation for beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, etc 2) cvb cosmetics, superficial measures to make something seem better than it is 3) clo serving to impart or… …   From formal English to slang

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  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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