epænetic
/ɛpiːˈnɛtɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "The Epænetic comprehends the hymn, the epithalamium, the genethliacon, or what elſe tends to the praiſe or congratulation of divine, or on earth eminent perſons."
- "How and why Sir Thomas turned author is minutely told by himself. After the battle of Worchester, Sept. 3, 1651, his lodgings were sacked by some ‘ exquisite snaps and clean shavers, who handed over six score and eight quires and a half of his MS. to inferior and posterior uses;’ but happily ‘ one quaternion ’ was picked up in the street, and thence called Ekskubalauron — being ‘ the discovery in the kennel of a most exquisite Jewel, more precious than diamonds inchased in gold, the like whereof was never seen of any;’ a chosen specimen, in short, of his literary ‘ wares, brain‐babes, of far greater value than ever from the East Indies were brought in ships to Europe ’ — its ‘ scope ’ being — as he further explains — partly epænetick, partly doxologetickal."
- "It called for a very stalker’s skill to catch them off their guard; but there was a charm in the hard pursuit, and the practice of this epænetic became sport."
- "The critics enquired whether the poets excelled in “ the Epænitick ” or “ the Bucolick ” style, not whether they achieved beauty of expression or spirituality of thought."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπαινετικός (epainetikós), from ἐπαινέω (epainéō, “I praise”).
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɛpiːˈnɛtɪk/
Inflected Forms
more epænetic (comparative)
most epænetic (superlative)