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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ifiku
- Hyphenation: le‧tí‧fi‧co
Etymology 1
From Latin laetificus, from laetus (“cheerful, joyous”) + -ficus (“making”). Compare Italian letifico.
Adjective
letífico (feminine letífica, masculine plural letíficos, feminine plural letíficas)
- (poetic) joyful (causing joy, bringing joy)
- Synonym: letificante
Etymology 2
From Latin lētum (“violent death, ruin”) + -ficus.
Adjective
letífico (feminine letífica, masculine plural letíficos, feminine plural letíficas)
- (poetic) Synonym of letal (“lethal”)
Further reading
- “letífico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “letífico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “letífico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “letífico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “letífico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “letífico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024