arhythmical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /eɪˈɹɪðmɪk(ə)l/
- /əˈɹɪðmɪk(ə)l/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical English arhythmical From a- + rhythmical.
Meanings
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Arrhythmic, having no rhythm.
All the papers came as usual, in their long, arhythmical collapse onto the doormat, where they lay like a menace and were approached at last with long-armed reluctance.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most arhythmical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more arhythmical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |