Solomonic

English

Etymology

Solomon + -ic

Adjective

Solomonic (comparative more Solomonic, superlative most Solomonic)

  1. Relating to Solomon.
    • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 72:
      I did not want her to think that it was a foolish question, so I pretended to think and in a moment of Solomonic wisdom I said, "You know many rabbis have been asked this question and although some said Macintosh while others said Delicious, most of them encouraged a combination of both."
    a Solomonic judgement
  2. Relating to the Solomon Islands.
    a Solomonic language
  3. (architecture) Twisted helically.
    Synonym: barley-sugar
    a Solomonic column

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