tetrical

English

Adjective

tetrical (comparative more tetrical, superlative most tetrical)

  1. tetric; harsh; morose
    • 1810, Alicia Tindal Palmer, The Daughters of Isenberg, volume 1, page 68:
      As my nephew has nothing immorigerous or tetrical in his disposition, he indubitably would have gratefully profited of my advice.
    • 1840, Owen Feltham, Resolves, divine, moral and political, page 15:
      It is not good to be too tetrical and virulent. Kind words make rough actions plausible.

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