What does mimical mean?
Mimical means (obsolete) Pertaining to a mime, or jester..
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/ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/ · adjective
(obsolete) Pertaining to a mime, or jester..
If he can […] talk big fustian, insult, scorn, strut, contemn others, and use a little mimical and apish complement above the rest, he is a complete (Egregiam vero laudem), a well-qualified gentleman […]
[F]requent jot / Of his hard ſetting jade did ſo confound / The vvords that he by papyr-ſtealth had got, / That their loſt ſenſe the youngſter could not ſound, / Though he vvith mimical attention did abound.
Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical.
Use mimical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mimical means (obsolete) Pertaining to a mime, or jester..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If he can […] talk big fustian, insult, scorn, strut, contemn others, and use a little mimical and apish complement above the rest, he is a complete (Egregiam vero laudem), a well-qualified gentleman […]
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