apostrophic
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Definition of apostrophic
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(rhetoric)Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
“7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna Mrs. Hemans is a poet also, but too stiltified and apostrophic, […]”
“The approach itself is apostrophic; or, if a more canonical term is required, it is phenomenological.”
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adj
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(rhetoric)Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
“7 June 1820, Lord Byron, a letter to Mr. Murray written from Ravenna Mrs. Hemans is a poet also, but too stiltified and apostrophic, […]”
“The approach itself is apostrophic; or, if a more canonical term is required, it is phenomenological.”
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Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
“All we need to know is that, in Shakespeare’s time, an apostrophe indicated omitted letters, which meant Hamlet could say with supreme apostrophic confidence: “Fie on’t! O fie!”; […]”
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Etymology
From apostrophe + -ic.
Words you can make from apostrophic
200+ playable · top: HIPPOCRAS (18 pts)
Best play hippocras 18 points9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
14 words7-letter words
37 words- SAPPHIC 16 pts
- APHOTIC 14 pts
- CARHOPS 14 pts
- COPRAHS 14 pts
- HAPTICS 14 pts
- ISOPACH 14 pts
- PHOTICS 14 pts
- SPATHIC 14 pts
- TROPHIC 14 pts
- COPPRAS 13 pts
- CAHOOTS 12 pts
- CHARIOT 12 pts
- COHORTS 12 pts
- HARICOT 12 pts
- HARPIST 12 pts
- ISOCHOR 12 pts
- ISOTACH 12 pts
- OSTRICH 12 pts
- POORISH 12 pts
- APRICOT 11 pts
- APROPOS 11 pts
- APROTIC 11 pts
- CAPTORS 11 pts
- PAROTIC 11 pts
- PICAROS 11 pts
- PORTICO 11 pts
- PROSAIC 11 pts
- PSOATIC 11 pts
- RIPSTOP 11 pts
- ROOTCAP 11 pts
- TROPICS 11 pts
- AIRSHOT 10 pts
- ATISHOO 10 pts
- SHORTIA 10 pts
- THORIAS 10 pts
- AIRPOST 9 pts
- OCTROIS 9 pts
6-letter words
89 words- CAPISH 13 pts
- CARHOP 13 pts
- CHIRPS 13 pts
- COPRAH 13 pts
- HAPPIS 13 pts
- HAPTIC 13 pts
- HIPPOS 13 pts
- ORPHIC 13 pts
- PHASIC 13 pts
- PHATIC 13 pts
- PHOTIC 13 pts
- SCARPH 13 pts
- COPPRA 12 pts
- CAHOOT 11 pts
- CASHOO 11 pts
- CHAIRS 11 pts
- CHARTS 11 pts
- CHIROS 11 pts
- CHOIRS 11 pts
- COHORT 11 pts
- COHOST 11 pts
- ICHORS 11 pts
- ORCHIS 11 pts
- PARISH 11 pts
- PATHOS 11 pts
- PHAROS 11 pts
- PHOTOS 11 pts
- PITHOS 11 pts
- POISHA 11 pts
- POTASH 11 pts
- POTHOS 11 pts
- RACHIS 11 pts
- RAPHIS 11 pts
- RHOTIC 11 pts
- STARCH 11 pts
- THORIC 11 pts
- THORPS 11 pts
- THRIPS 11 pts
- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CAPOTS 10 pts
- CAPRIS 10 pts
- CAPTOR 10 pts
- CARTOP 10 pts
- COAPTS 10 pts
- COOPTS 10 pts
- COPRAS 10 pts
- OCTOPI 10 pts
- OPTICS 10 pts
- PICARO 10 pts
- PICOTS 10 pts
- POSTOP 10 pts
- SCRIPT 10 pts
- SCROOP 10 pts
- TOPICS 10 pts
- TROPIC 10 pts
- TROPPO 10 pts
- AIRTHS 9 pts
- ORISHA 9 pts
- THORIA 9 pts
- TORAHS 9 pts
- ACTORS 8 pts
- AORTIC 8 pts
- CASTOR 8 pts
- COATIS 8 pts
- COSTAR 8 pts
- CRISTA 8 pts
- OCTROI 8 pts
- PASTOR 8 pts
- PATIOS 8 pts
- PATOIS 8 pts
- POORIS 8 pts
- PROSIT 8 pts
- RACIST 8 pts
- RAPIST 8 pts
- RIPOST 8 pts
- SCORIA 8 pts
- SCOTIA 8 pts
- SCROTA 8 pts
- TAPIRS 8 pts
- TAROCS 8 pts
- TORICS 8 pts
- TRIACS 8 pts
- TRIPOS 8 pts
- TROOPS 8 pts
- AORIST 6 pts
- ARIOSO 6 pts
- ARISTO 6 pts
- RATIOS 6 pts
- SATORI 6 pts
5-letter words
53 words- CAPHS 12 pts
- CHAPS 12 pts
- CHAPT 12 pts
- CHIPS 12 pts
- CHIRP 12 pts
- CHOPS 12 pts
- ACHOO 10 pts
- AITCH 10 pts
- APHIS 10 pts
- APISH 10 pts
- ARCHI 10 pts
- CATHS 10 pts
- CHAIR 10 pts
- CHAIS 10 pts
- CHAOS 10 pts
- CHARS 10 pts
- CHART 10 pts
- CHATS 10 pts
- CHIAO 10 pts
- CHIAS 10 pts
- CHIRO 10 pts
- CHITS 10 pts
- CHOIR 10 pts
- COHOS 10 pts
- CRASH 10 pts
- ASPIC 9 pts
- CAPOS 9 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- CAPRI 9 pts
- CARPI 9 pts
- CARPS 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- COOPS 9 pts
- COOPT 9 pts
- COPRA 9 pts
- CORPS 9 pts
- CRAPS 9 pts
- AIRTH 8 pts
- ACROS 7 pts
- ACTOR 7 pts
- APORT 7 pts
- ASCOT 7 pts
- ATRIP 7 pts
- CARTS 7 pts
- COAST 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- COATS 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- COOTS 7 pts
- CORIA 7 pts
- COSTA 7 pts
- AIRTS 5 pts
- ASTIR 5 pts
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