atramental en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English atrament Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English atramental From atrament (“ink, inklike substances”) + -al.
Meanings
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Synonym of inky, inklike, black.
Now if we inquire in what part of vitriol this Atramental and denigrating condition lodgeth...
1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, printed by R.W. for Nath. Ekins (3rd ed, 1658), book 6, chapter XII, page 283
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more atramental | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most atramental | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |