Adoxographic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /eɪdɒkˈsɒɡɹəfik/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Adoxographic is an adjective meaning (rhetoric) Of or pertaining to adoxography; adoxographical.
Meaning
(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to adoxography; adoxographical.
Example Sentences
Excellent descriptive power and frequent brilliant lines in this adoxographic poem.
The adoxographic pattern in the mentality of devils in Harrowing of Hell is a special case of dramatic irony […]
[T]he adoxographic prettying up which he [Ben Jonson] indulged in merely drew his characters closer to the speech and manners of their courtly parallels.
Huntly, who might be supposed to have overheard a rehearsal of the presentation, indulges in some adoxographic praise of their "rare discord of bells, pipes and tabors" […]
Synonyms for adoxographic
Depending on context, synonyms include adoxographical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include adoxographical, doxographical, doxologic, oxygraphic, doxological, odontographic.
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