parsonical

English

Etymology

From parson +‎ -ical.

Adjective

parsonical (comparative more parsonical, superlative most parsonical)

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a parson; moralistic. [from 17th c.]
    • 1973, Christina Stead, The Little Hotel, Text Classics, published 2016, page 17:
      We're a Calvinist country, very gaitered and neckbanded, parsonical.
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