† morological, adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: morology n., -ical suffix.
Etymology: < morology n. + -ical suffix; in quot. 1607 at main sense probably after Middle French morologique (1566). Compare also Middle French morologicalement, adverb (1590).
N.E.D. (1908) indicates the stress as moroˈlogical.
Obs.
Of, relating to, or characterized by folly or foolish words.
1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders 269
The old maner [of preaching] was, to make one part Allegoricall, another Anagogicall, and a third Tropological: whereas they should haue made one part Morological, another Mythological, and a third Pseudological.
1867 Visct. Strangford Sel. Writings
(1869)
I. 320
If the condition of liberalism be insisted upon, as well as the morological..conditions of mind necessary to such a question, there is but one man in the House who can put it.
1607—1867(Hide quotations)
Derivatives
morologically adv.
1865 Visct. Strangford Lett. & Papers
(1878)
164
Morologically speaking, the production is no richer or sillier than your prize-fool from Gloucestershire.
1865—1865(Hide quotations)
