a. [f. as prec. + -AL.] In quot. = ‘of the nature of the ascent of a ladder’ (humorous nonce-use).
1860. Chamb. Jrnl., XIV. 44/2. A butcher-boy…, who had mounted, by an arduous climactical process, into the topmost branches of a tree.
a. [f. as prec. + -AL.] In quot. = ‘of the nature of the ascent of a ladder’ (humorous nonce-use).
1860. Chamb. Jrnl., XIV. 44/2. A butcher-boy…, who had mounted, by an arduous climactical process, into the topmost branches of a tree.
