adoxographical
/eɪˌdɑksɑˈɡɹæfik(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to adoxography; adoxographic.
Example Sentences
- "The manner is that of adoxographical, almost paradoxical (demens iudicio volgi), encomium, in that so far from apologizing for humble birth he finds in this the very foundation of his happiness and contentment."
- ""ADOXOGRAPHY," […] The former word, with the still uglier "adoxographical," would seem to be of transatlantic origin. Some years ago I drew attention (9 S. xi. 425) to the use of the adjective in an American periodical (The American Journal of Philology, xxiii. 393)."
- "The Praise [The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus] has been called learned parody, mock eulogy, an adoxographical essay; and rightly so, for it is all that. But it is primarily satire […]"
- "Another manifestation, significantly reaching its apogee in the midst of Antonine virtues, was the growing popularity of adoxographical exercises. Mock panegyrics were dashed off, not just by sardonic intellectuals such as Lucian, but also by trained courtiers and polished encomiasts of the stamp of Fronto."
- "[A]s is well known, [Alexander] Pope helped to improve [William] Wycherley's ‘adoxographical’ poem A Panegyric of Dulness."
- "Like Coquelin's ‘Norman’, Phaedrus' bumpkin is a typically ‘adoxographical’ hero (the inglorious written up): one facing a horde. The wisdom of the soil trounces city wit in stories meant for townspeople."
Etymology
From adoxography + -ical.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /eɪˌdɑksɑˈɡɹæfik(ə)l/
- British English: /eɪˌdɒksɒˈɡɹɑːfik(ə)l/