rhinocerical

English

Alternative forms

• rhinoceral
• rhinocerial

Etymology

rhinoceros +‎ -ical

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹaɪnəʊˈsɛɹɪkəl/

Adjective

rhinocerical (comparative more rhinocerical, superlative most rhinocerical)

1. Resembling or relating to the rhinoceros or its horn.
   • 1709, Joseph Addison, The Tatler:

     These gentlemen were formerly marked out and distinguished by the little rhinocerical nose, which was always looked upon as an instrument of derision, and which they were used to cock, toss, or draw up in a contemptuous manner […]

2. (slang, obsolete) Rich; abounding in "rhino" or money.
   • 1688, Thomas Shadwell, The Squire of Alsatia:

     Thou shalt be Rhinocerical, my lad, thou shalt.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary