teratical

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teratical

/təˈɹætɪkəl/

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From Ancient Greek τεράτικος (terátikos, “monstrous”), from τέρας (téras, “monster”).

adjective more teratical · most teratical

obsolete wonderful; ominous; prodigious Herodotus, possibly delighting in teratical stories, might tell what he never heard: or the passage may be an interpolation; or it may be alterd in transcribing

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@misc{teratical_2026,
  title = {teratical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teratical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}