Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mimical

/ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mim-i-cal
IPA: /ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a mime, or jester.

Obsolete

adj

Imitative; that mimics something else.

Archaic

adj

Imitation; mock.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"If he can […] talk big fustian, insult, scorn, strut, contemn others, and use a little mimical and apish complement above the rest, he is a complete (Egregiam vero laudem), a well-qualified gentleman […]"
"[F]requent jot / Of his hard ſetting jade did ſo confound / The vvords that he by papyr-ſtealth had got, / That their loſt ſenſe the youngſter could not ſound, / Though he vvith mimical attention did abound."
"Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical."

Etymology

From mimic + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mimic

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more mimical (comparative) most mimical (superlative)

Derived Forms

biomimical mimically

Questions

How do you pronounce mimical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/.
What does mimical mean?: Pertaining to a mime, or jester.
Where does mimical come from?: From mimic + -al.

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