preceptial en · ADJ
Etymology
From precept + -ial.
Meanings
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(obsolete) preceptive
[…] for, brother, men Can counsel and speak comfort to that grief Which they themselves not feel; but, tasting it, Their counsel turns to passion, which before Would give preceptial medicine to rage […]
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most preceptial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more preceptial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru ме́нторский (preceptive) · ru назида́тельный (preceptive) · ru настави́тельный (preceptive)