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)

1. (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

• magirics

References

• “magiric, adj. & n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2000.
• Michael Quinion (July 5, 2003) “Magiric”, in World Wide Words.