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sirenical

English

Etymology

siren +? -ical

Adjective

sirenical (comparative more sirenical, superlative most sirenical)

  1. Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive.
    • 1603, John Marston, The Malcontent
      Here's a couple of sirenical rascals shall enchant ye.

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irenical

English

Etymology

From irenic.

Adjective

irenical (comparative more irenical, superlative most irenical)

  1. Peaceful, conciliatory; promoting peace, especially over theological or ecclesiastical disputes.
    • 2003: [Andrew Marvell's] irenical moral is the interdependence, if insurmountable quarrelsomeness, of both elements in man's divided nature, rather as in a stormy marriage. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 40)

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References

  • irenical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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