thersitical

English

Alternative forms
  • Theristical

Etymology

After Thersites, a minor character in the Illiad who slandered and mocked Achilles.

Adjective

thersitical (comparative more thersitical, superlative most thersitical)

  1. Scurrilous, grossly defamatory.
  2. Caustic, obscenely and tactlessly abusive.
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