epitaphic

English

Etymology

From epitaph +‎ -ic.

Adjective

epitaphic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to an epitaph.

Noun

epitaphic (plural epitaphics)

1. (rare) An epitaph.
   • 1548, Nicholas Udal, The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente:

     An epitaphic is the writinge that is sette on deade mennes toumbes or graues in memory or commendacion of the parties there buried.

   • 1769, John Leland, The Itinerary, page 100:

     There lyeth buryed in the Body of the Paroche Churche of Thormerton one Petrine De la Ryvers with a Frenche Epitaphic .

   • 2015, James Eric Black, Walt Kelly and Pogo: The Art of the Political Swamp, page 52:

     Hearst's Journal-American […] began its snarky epitaphic on the Star this way:

     The New York Star wrote is^[sic] own obituary today, ceasing publication seven months after it succeeded the newspaper PM […] Demise of the Star threw 408 employees out of jobs […]

Anagrams

• epiphatic