myronic

English

Etymology

From Greek μυρον ‘unguent, perfume’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /mʌɪˈɹɒnɪk/

Adjective

myronic (comparative more myronic, superlative most myronic)

  1. fragrant, perfumed
    • 1974: He wore only a thin-bretelled blue undershirt that rucked under his pectoral mass but stretched ceaseless across his myronic flanks. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
Last modified on 26 August 2010, at 01:20