colical en · ADJ
Etymology
From colic + -al.
Meanings
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Resembling or relating to colic.
September 1 1733, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift colical pains
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Subject to or suffering from colic.
I have already learn'd to apply my selfe unto it; and am now entring into covenant with this chollicall kinde of life; for therein I finde matter, wherewith to comfort me, and to hope better.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 37, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most colical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more colical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |