novercal

[ noh-vur-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of, like, or befitting a stepmother.

novercal

/ nəʊˈvɜːkəl /

adjective

1. rare.
   stepmotherly

Other Words From

• unno·vercal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of novercal¹

1615–25; < Latin novercālis, equivalent to noverc ( a ) stepmother + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of novercal¹

C17: from Latin novercālis, from noverca stepmother