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Webster 1913 Edition

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Adj.

[L.

tetricus

, taetricus, from

teter

taeter

, offensive, foul.]

Forward; perverse; harsh; sour; rugged.

[Obs.]

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Tet′ric-al-ness

Noun.

tetrical ‎(comparative more tetrical, superlative most tetrical)

tetric; harsh; morose
- 1840, Owen Feltham, Resolves, divine, moral and political (page 15)
  It is not good to be too tetrical and virulent. Kind words make rough actions plausible.