physic
Relating to or concerning existent materialsRelating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
» Temperance is the best physic.
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1 sensesRelating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
Examples
1 sentencesTemperance is the best physic.
Origin
From Middle English phisik, from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φῠσῐκός (phŭsĭkós, “naFrom Middle English phisik, from Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φῠσῐκός (phŭsĭkós, “natural; physical”), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth; nature, quality; form, shape; type, kind”), from φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō, “grow”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to appear, become, rise up”).
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Forms
more physic, most physic| Comparative | more physic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most physic Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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