▪ I. satyrical, a.
(səˈtɪrɪkəl)
[f. L. satyric-us (see prec.) + -al1.]
= satyric a.
| 1590 L. Lloyd 1st Pt. Diall of Daies Oct. 43 Picus and Faunus two Satyricall Gods. 1601 Holland Pliny I. 296 Those satyrical gesticulations of theirs like Antikes. 1699 Bentley Phal. 243 The true Thespis's Plays were all Satyrical, (that is, the Plot of them was the story of Bacchus, the Chorus consisted of Satyrs). 1763 J. Brown Poetry & Mus. vii. 144 In this Union of comic Representation and a satyrical Choir, we see the genuine, though imperfect and rude Form of the old Greek Comedy. a 1846 Mrs. Browning Lett. R. H. Horne (1877) II. liv. 98 There are certain objections..such as the difficulty of sustaining the right Satyrical tone. |
▪ II. satyrical
obs. form of satirical a.