goetic
/ɡoʊˈɛtɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to black magic or necromancy.
Example Sentences
- "Virility is sustained, preserved, even recaptured, by man's ingenuities, by exotic foods and drinks, by rare herbal compounds, by fantastical manipulations, goetic periapts."
- "That is why goetic magic does not always work. The demons in their prismatic malice betray the agreement between us and them, and we are again in the chaos of chance."
- "by this time, I say, the serious witches had gone very thoroughly underground and the only ones left on the surface were a few old crones practising a little Goëtic magic to help their friendly neighbours and to smarten up their petty persecutors."
Etymology
Etymology tree English goety Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English goetic From goety + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡoʊˈɛtɪk/
- British English: /ɡəʊˈɛtɪk/
Inflected Forms
more goetic (comparative)
most goetic (superlative)