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- adverb nonce word Like Jeremy Taylor or his prose style;
solemn ,elaborate ,ornate .
Etymologies
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From Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), a clergyman and writer of theology, + -ic + -ally.
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Examples
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a magical vision; then placed his hand before his eyes, with an appearance of manifest pain -- shook his head -- withdrew his hand -- rubbed his eyes, like a waking man -- and said, in a tone of ruefulness most jeremitaylorically pathetic, 'To what am I to attribute this very unexpected pleasure, my dear Miss O'Carroll?'
Nightmare Abbey Thomas Love Peacock 1825
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