ciceronical — ozdic

Collocations

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VERB + CICERONICAL

performing

CICERONICAL + NOUN

duties

Definitions

adj

1

= Ciceronian

Hee and Isabel…began to be as Ciceronicall as they were amorous.

But this man’s words are spirit itself, and burn their niche in Time, to last as long as that will. Take two of them: “Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you!” and again, “Behold the sun of Austerlitz!” When you speak, speak thus to men; such words are deeds; and come not as from one who beateth the air to the pitchpipe of the tibicen Ciceronical, but as the bullet to its butt; speak swordpoints, that press between the joints and marrow.

adj

1

Alternative letter-case form of Ciceronical.

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01

Hee and Isabel…began to be as Ciceronicall as they were amorous.

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02

But this man’s words are spirit itself, and burn their niche in Time, to last as long as that will. Take two of them: “Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you!” and again, “Behold the sun of Aust

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He had a very pleasant smile, had old Thomas Richardson, and a gracious way of performing his ciceronical duties. It was plainly a labor of love, due to the old mansion and the master who had made it

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In some senses, ciceronical is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.