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- adjective Obsolete form of
characteristic . - noun Obsolete form of
characteristic .
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Examples
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It is characteristick of the founder; but the animus aequus is, alas! not inheritable, nor the subject of devise.
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There is a traditional story of the infant Hercules of toryism, so curiously characteristick, that I shall not withhold it.
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This may be laughed at as too trifling to record; but it is a small characteristick trait in the Flemish picture which I give of my friend, and in which, therefore I mark the most minute particulars.
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On this occasion he mentioned a circumstance as characteristick of the Scotch.
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America capable of any thing she undertakes with spirit and vigour, "Brave in distress, serene in conquest, drowsy when at rest, is her true characteristick."
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I shall mention but one characteristick circumstance.
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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He has enriched his edition with a concise account of each play, and of its characteristick excellence.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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In all such investigations it is certainly unwise to pay too much attention to incidents which the credulous relate with eager satisfaction, and the more scrupulous or witty enquirer considers only as topicks of ridicule: Yet there is a traditional story of the infant Hercules of toryism, so curiously characteristick, that I shall not withhold it.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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What pleasure would it have given us, to have known their petty habits, their characteristick manners, their modes of composition, and their genuine opinion of preceding writers and of their contemporaries!
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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It is characteristick of the founder; but the animus aequus is, alas! not inheritable, nor the subject of devise.
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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