Ciceronical

ciceronical English Alternative forms en ciceronical early 20th C. en Ciceronicall 16th C. Etymology Either the en la Cicerō (stem: la Cicerōn-) or the en enm Ciceroun suffixed with the en -ical. Pronunciation en /sɪsəˈɹɒnɪkəl/ UK en ɒnɪkəl 5 Adjective en obsolete = en Ciceronian en 1590 Robert Greene Never too Late 32 1600 Hee and Isabel…began to be as Ciceronicall as they were amorous. en 1891 Charles A. Ward Oracles of Nostradamus Napoleonic Rule 251 But this man’s words are spirit itself, and burn their niche in Time, to last as long as that will. Take two of them: “Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you!” and again, “Behold the sun of Austerlitz!” When you speak, speak thus to men; such words are deeds; and come not as from one who beateth the air to the pitchpipe of the tibicen Ciceronical, but as the bullet to its butt; speak swordpoints, that press between the joints and marrow. en 1914 Western Christian Advocate LXXX, page 10 He had a very pleasant smile, had old Thomas Richardson, and a gracious way of performing his ciceronical duties. It was plainly a labor of love, due to the old mansion and the master who had made it famous. Related terms en cicerone en Ciceronian Translations obsolete: Ciceronian Ciceronian References NED II (C; 1st ed., 1893), page 414/1, “Cicero·nic, †Cicero·nical adjs.” en eponyms terms suffixed with -ical