Etymograph

English

scoptical

Scoptical comes from Ancient Greek σκωπτικός ‘given to mockery, jesting’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκωπτικός1skōptikós‘given to mockery, jesting’
  2. Englishearliest quotation a. 1717scoptical1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English scoptical
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1717, Robert South, Sermon VII. Part I. On the Manner of Administering Reproof.: “And therefore the Roman orator, discoursing of scoptical urbanity,…”.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκωπτικόςWiktionary, English scopticalskōptikós‘given to mockery, jesting’
  2. Englishearliest quotation a. 1717scopticalWiktionary, English scoptical. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: a. 1717, Robert South, Sermon VII. Part I. On the Manner of Administering Reproof.: “And therefore the Roman orator, discoursing of scoptical urbanity,…”

Formed from -al

Every English word from Ancient Greek σκωπτικός

Today it means

adj Jeering; jesting; jokey.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scoptical”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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