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Definition of Gnomical
1. a. Gnomonical.
Definition of Gnomical
1. Adjective. gnomic ¹
2. Adjective. (cartography) gnomonic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gnomical
1. gnomic [adj] - See also: gnomic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnomical
Literary usage of Gnomical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... the day of the month, the length of the day, etc. Boyle, Works, V. 39S. 2.
In bot., bent at right angles. Also gnomic, gnomical. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"265, edit. 1774). This suggestion of indebtedness is, it is needless to say, futile.
Her gnomical utterances are often thoughtful and pregnant. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1857)
"... and there, it is probable, the most '•gnomical of women could not have sur-
rigorous a view of a wife's duties, and too profound a deference for Sir ..."
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