honorificaladj.
/ˌɒnəˈrɪfᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌɑnəˈrɪfᵻk(ə)l/ Somewhat rare.
= honorific adj. Also: characterized by or tending to use honorifics.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > of words or forms of speech
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honorificent1681
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the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > denoting or conferring respect
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reverential1799
a1639 J. Stoughton Forme Wholsome Words (1640) i. 12 If a man suffer for a good cause, it is honorificall, not shamefull.
1783 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 8 Sept. He shall never enjoy again the honorifical privileges of a citizen.
1869 Sat. Rev. 22 May 683/2 The panegyrical and honorifical excesses into which the zeal of discipleship so frequently hurries the pen of the chronicler.
1988 G. Greene Captain & Enemy vii. 91 I've never liked Cardigan—too honorifical.
2009 E. P. Fishbane As Light before Dawn ii. 31 The presence of this honorifical suffix with respect to Ibn Adret lends important insight into the chronology of Isaac's writing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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