cacoethical

adj
/ˌkakəʊˈiːθɪk(ə)l/

Etymology

From cacoethes + -ical.

  1. derived from κακοήθης
  2. borrowed from cacoēthes
  3. suffixed as cacoethical — “cacoethes + ical

Definitions

  1. Ill-conditioned, malignant

    Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethic.

    • To lance and cleanſe this Cacoethical Ulcer, to the bottom, Conſider we, that the General Laws of Nature, whereby ſhe produceth All Effects, by the Action of one and Paſſion of another thing, […]
    • Some passages are metaphorical, some metonymical; some are analogical, some parabolical, some are cacoethical, and some catachrestical; […]

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