tetric

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛtɹɪk/

Etymology 1

From Latin taetricus, tētricus, from taeter (“foul”).

Adjective

tetric (comparative more tetric, superlative most tetric)

  1. (obsolete) Morose, bitter.
    • 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970:
      , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.284:
      They are commonly sad and tetric by nature, as Ahab's spirit was because he could not get Naboth's vineyard […]

Etymology 2

From tetra- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

tetric (comparative more tetric, superlative most tetric)

  1. (chemistry) Denoting a kind of acid.
Derived terms
  • tetric acid
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