poeticule

English

Etymology

poet +‎ -i- +‎ cule

Noun

poeticule (plural poeticules)

1. 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.