Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling or characteristic of Thersites, a scurrilous character in Homer's Iliad; hence, grossly abusive; scurrilous; foul-mouthed.
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- adjective
Scurrilous , grosslydefamatory . - adjective
Caustic , obscenely and tactlesslyabusive .
Etymologies
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After Thersites, a minor character in the Illiad who slandered and mocked Achilles.
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Examples
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Robert Craft replies: Richard Taruskin, the meticulous scholar I first met eight years ago and through correspondence came to know and like, has lately turned into a sloppy, thersitical journalist, more judgmental than Dr. Johnson.
'Jews and Geniuses': An Exchange Taruskin, Richard F. 1989
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I've had enough of serving as negative pole for every thersitical machine on this ship.
The Black Hole Foster, Alan Dean 1979
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"As these thersitical traducers are no doubt aware, I am not without resources.
Icerigger Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1974
reesetee commented on the word thersitical
Scurrilous; foulmouthed; grossly abusive.
January 14, 2008
sionnach commented on the word thersitical
from Thersites in Book II of the Iliad.
July 5, 2008