Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- After the manner of a coxcomb; foppishly.
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- adverb obsolete in the manner of a
coxcomb
Etymologies
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coxcombical + -ly
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Examples
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The fault of Pope's edition is, that he has comically and coxcombically marked the Beauties: which is vile, as if you were to chalk up the cheek and across the nose of a handsome woman in red chalk to shew where the comeliest parts lay.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
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