Coxcombical

Quick meaning: Coxcombical is an adjective meaning Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.

Meaning

Like, or in the style of, a coxcomb.

Example Sentences

Marlow is a coxcombical prig, that is the truth on't; and if a man will expose himself, why, he must even take what follows.

Of Wordsworth's demeanour and physical presence, De Quincey's account, silly, coxcombical, and vulgar, is the worst; Carlyle's, as might be expected from his magical gift of portraiture, is the best.

The majority of these idlers were impudent-looking braggarts, who, with jaunty air and coxcombical show of superiority, endeavoured to enforce their own opinions, and to silence those of every one else.

Synonyms for coxcombical

Depending on context, synonyms include buckish, dandyish, beauish, dandiacal, dandified, dandy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include coxcombly, coxcomical, coxcombic, coxy, coxed, cocksy.

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