† cometicaladj.

Forms: 1600s cometicall, 1600s–1800s cometical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin cometicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin cometicus cometic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier cometary adj.

Obsolete.

1. figurative. = cometic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [adjective] > resembling

beardy1581

comet-like1621

cometical1652

cometic1661

cometary1759

1652 T. Peters Remedie against Ruine sig. A4 For most of them know, what places he hath lived in, he hath appeared cometicall, carrying a Titio of Contention in the tail.

1856 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 23 701 No cometical eccentricities.

2. = cometic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [adjective]

cometary1619

cometical1665

cometic1668

sungrazing1882

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 105 The discus of the Cometical Body.

1705 E. Halley Synopsis Astron. Comets 18 I have publish'd this Specimen of Cometical Astronomy, as a Prodromus of a designed future Work.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 107 A fresh intermixture of like cometical Particles.

1833 J. Henslow Let. 31 Aug. in C. Darwin Corr. (1985) I. 327 The papers of course talk nonsense about it, but it is really something out of the ordinary cometical occurrences.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Nov. 6/1 In all ages exceptional cometical and atmospherical phenomena have excited the fears of men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	cometical
释义	† cometicaladj. Forms: 1600s cometicall, 1600s–1800s cometical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin cometicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin cometicus cometic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier cometary adj. Obsolete. 1. figurative. = cometic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [adjective] > resembling beardy1581 comet-like1621 cometical1652 cometic1661 cometary1759 1652 T. Peters Remedie against Ruine sig. A4 For most of them know, what places he hath lived in, he hath appeared cometicall, carrying a Titio of Contention in the tail. 1856 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 23 701 No cometical eccentricities. 2. = cometic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [adjective] cometary1619 cometical1665 cometic1668 sungrazing1882 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 105 The discus of the Cometical Body. 1705 E. Halley Synopsis Astron. Comets 18 I have publish'd this Specimen of Cometical Astronomy, as a Prodromus of a designed future Work. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 107 A fresh intermixture of like cometical Particles. 1833 J. Henslow Let. 31 Aug. in C. Darwin Corr. (1985) I. 327 The papers of course talk nonsense about it, but it is really something out of the ordinary cometical occurrences. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 Nov. 6/1 In all ages exceptional cometical and atmospherical phenomena have excited the fears of men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1652
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