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gnathonical
† gnaˈthonical, a. Obs. Also 6–7 -all, gnatonical(l. [f. as prec. + -al1.] Resembling Gnatho or his proceedings; parasitical, toad-eating.1540 Palsgr. tr. Acolastus iv. ii. S ij, The chiefe or principal honour of the gnathonical sect. 1590 Greene Orl. Fur. (1599) 13 Knowing him to be a Thrasonicall ... Oxford English Dictionary
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gnathonic
gnathonic, a. (neɪˈθɒnɪk) Also 7 gnatonick. [ad. L. Gnathōnicus, f. Gnathōn-em gnatho.] = gnathonical a.1637 Gillespie Eng. Pop. Cerem. Ep. A ij b, The gnathonick Parasite sweareth to all that this benefactor holdeth. 1652 Urquhart Jewel Wks. (1834) 276 Thinks no better of adulatory assentations the... Oxford English Dictionary
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thrasonical
thrasonical, a. (θrəˈsɒnɪkəl) [f. as prec. + -al1: see -ical.] Resembling Thraso or his behaviour; given to or marked by boasting; bragging, boastful, vainglorious.1564 Coverdale tr. Ridley in Lett. Mart. 76 In comparison of this Thrasonicall and glorious ostentation. 1590 [see gnathonical]. 1600 Sh... Oxford English Dictionary
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