poeticule

English

Etymology

poet +‎ -i- +‎ cule

Noun

poeticule (plural poeticules)

A poetaster; a bad poet.
- 1872, Algernon Swinburne, Under the Microscope:
  […] the rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules who decompose into criticasters.

References

“poeticule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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