magiric
English
Alternative forms
- mageiric
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μαγειρικός (mageirikós, “culinary”), from μάγειρος (mágeiros, “a cook”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”).
Adjective
magiric (comparative more magiric, superlative most magiric)
- (obsolete, rare) Synonym of culinary: Of or related to cooking.
- 1853, Alexis Soyer, The Pantropheon, page 173:
- The magiric science, therefore, began in the year of the world 1656.
Derived terms
References
- “magiric, adj. & n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Michael Quinion (July 5, 2003) “Magiric”, in World Wide Words.
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