romancicaladj.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈmansᵻkl/, U.S.

/roʊˈmænsək(ə)l/

Forms: see romance n. and adj.¹ and -ical suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: romance n., -ical suffix.

Etymology: < romance n. + -ical suffix. Compare earlier romance adj.¹ 2, romancial adj., romancy adj., romantic adj.

Now rare.

†1. Originally: of the nature of a romance. Later also: reminiscent of a romance or romances; full of romance, romantic. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [adjective]

romance1631

romantic1650

romancical1655

romanceful1821

1655 Duchess of Newcastle Worlds Olio i. i. 8 Their scenes are rather Romancical tales, then the expressions of mens natures.

1667 Duchess of Newcastle Life Duke of Newcastle Pref. sig. (C)^v Telling Romansical Falsehoods for Historical Truths.

1753 R. Sheils & T. Cibber Lives Poets Great Brit. & Irel. II. 166 In this volume there are several feigned stories of natural descriptions, as comical, tragical, and tragi-comical, poetical, romancical, philosophical, and historical.

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 95 Since last night, I think I could make up a German romancical story myself, like ‘the Devil and Dr. Faustus’.

1864 Ladies' Repository June 340/1 Our fancies..shall seem at times more romancical than real.

1896 ‘Ouida’ Pipistrello (new ed.) 74 Old Munich is quaint and humble, and historical and romancical.

2. Given to or engaged in composing or inventing romances.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [adjective] > romanticizing

romancing1673

romancical1822

romanticizing1830

1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. June 532/2 The poets and romancical writers (as dear Margaret Newcastle would call them).

1886 Academy 31 July 69/1 The author of Grandmother's Money is an old romancical hand.

1910 Encycl. Brit. XI. 124/2 Fortunately, the romancical writers of the 16th century had not Rabelais for their sole model.

1934 J. C. Powys Weymouth Sands 252 A mixture of spirits that she had found described in some detail by her romancical historian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	romancical
释义	romancicaladj. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈmansᵻkl/, U.S. /roʊˈmænsək(ə)l/ Forms: see romance n. and adj.¹ and -ical suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: romance n., -ical suffix. Etymology: < romance n. + -ical suffix. Compare earlier romance adj.¹ 2, romancial adj., romancy adj., romantic adj. Now rare. †1. Originally: of the nature of a romance. Later also: reminiscent of a romance or romances; full of romance, romantic. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [adjective] romance1631 romantic1650 romancical1655 romanceful1821 1655 Duchess of Newcastle Worlds Olio i. i. 8 Their scenes are rather Romancical tales, then the expressions of mens natures. 1667 Duchess of Newcastle Life Duke of Newcastle Pref. sig. (C)^v Telling Romansical Falsehoods for Historical Truths. 1753 R. Sheils & T. Cibber Lives Poets Great Brit. & Irel. II. 166 In this volume there are several feigned stories of natural descriptions, as comical, tragical, and tragi-comical, poetical, romancical, philosophical, and historical. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 95 Since last night, I think I could make up a German romancical story myself, like ‘the Devil and Dr. Faustus’. 1864 Ladies' Repository June 340/1 Our fancies..shall seem at times more romancical than real. 1896 ‘Ouida’ Pipistrello (new ed.) 74 Old Munich is quaint and humble, and historical and romancical. 2. Given to or engaged in composing or inventing romances. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [adjective] > romanticizing romancing1673 romancical1822 romanticizing1830 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. June 532/2 The poets and romancical writers (as dear Margaret Newcastle would call them). 1886 Academy 31 July 69/1 The author of Grandmother's Money is an old romancical hand. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XI. 124/2 Fortunately, the romancical writers of the 16th century had not Rabelais for their sole model. 1934 J. C. Powys Weymouth Sands 252 A mixture of spirits that she had found described in some detail by her romancical historian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1655
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