tetric

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Latin taetricus, tētricus, from taeter (“foul”).

Adjective

tetric (comparative more tetric, superlative most tetric)

  1. (obsolete) Morose, bitter.
    • Template:RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncly, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.284:
      They are commonly sad and tetric by nature, as Ahab's spirit was because he could not get Naboth's vineyard […]

Etymology 2

From tetra- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

tetric (comparative more tetric, superlative most tetric)

  1. (chemistry) Denoting a kind of acid.
Derived terms
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