1
[ adjective ] based on or belonging to etymology

Examples

"I merely drew an etymological distinction"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Far from it ; I merely draw an etymological distinction , hoping that specialists and busy people like you will welcome such precision in a layman .

Related terms

etymology

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Rhymes with

anthropological chronological astrological dermatological illogical mythological archeological ideological methodological radiological physiological psychological morphological pathological theological sociological biological technological ontological eschatological geological meteorological gynecological epidemiological toxicological zoological archaeological phonological logical immunological pharmacological virological ecological neurological aeronautical anatomical pedagogical topical monocle follicle methodical hierarchical anarchical teleological serological ornithological clavicle oratorical allegorical oracle barnacle particle farcical nautical article grammatical coracle polemical clerical jackal clinical political geophysical quizzical radical mythical maniacal impractical spectacle practical ethical biochemical satirical numerical photochemical pontifical unequivocal equivocal epochal cuticle diacritical chuckle astronomical astronautical diabolical chronicle ironical categorical anatomical tropical philosophical economical paradoxical uneconomical semitropical biblical reciprocal tentacle receptacle cortical skeptical miracle medical typical chemical cervical pinnacle hypothetical obstacle metallurgical magical follicle conical comical topical methodical tactical impractical cyclical practical periodical muckle ruckle knuckle buckle suckle cackle debacle neoclassical liturgical carmichael surgical classical popsicle strategical farcical particle nonsurgical clavicle uncle unicycle rhetorical metaphorical categorical historical local article optical autobiographical sabbatical electromechanical theatrical biographical mechanical mathematical botanical puritanical typographical problematical graphical ecclesiastical grammatical geographical fanatical icicle honeysuckle bifocal ramshackle cull shackle cul bicycle radical psychical ethical crackle sparkle matriarchal technical tyrannical lexical encyclical patriarchal nontechnical cyclical viatical dialectical michael tackle cycle mythical vehicle unethical hackle lyrical ankle preclinical political apolitical clinical

Phonetic and Homophones

EH2 T AH0 M AH0 L AA1 JH AH0 K AH0 L

Similar Spelling

ethnological ethnologic etymologize etymologist etymologise etymology etymologizing ethnologist

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