a. Obs. [f. prec. + -AL.]

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  1.  Of the nature of a ‘stigma’ or brand; made or inflicted by branding.

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1610.  Guillim, Heraldry, III. xx. (1632), 223. The Gentiles … vsed to … cut their flesh, and to scorch the same with stigmaticail markes.

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1619.  W. Sclater, Exp. 1 Thess. (1630), 26, marg. This insolent Sectary hath … receiued … publike stigmaticall punishment.

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  2.  = prec. A. 1.

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1609.  W. M., Man in Moone, D 4 b. His Mandilion edged round about with the stigmaticall Latine word Fur.

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1672.  Marvell, Reh. Transp., I. 306. Several unnecessary additions were made, only because they knew they would be more ingrateful & stigmatical to the Nonconformists.

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  3.  Branded, or deserving to be branded; infamous, villanous: cf. prec. A. 2.

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1591.  Greene, Conny Catching, II. Wks. (Grosart), X. 90. One stigmaticall shamelesse companion amongst the rest.

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1596.  Nashe, Saffron Walden, Ep. Ded. 17. Some tall old sinckanter, or stigmaticall bearded Master of Arte.

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1657.  J. Bentham, Two Treat., 13. False reports hatched … in the breasts … of ale-bench haunters, and other Stygmaticall varlots.

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  4.  = prec. A. 3.

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1589.  Greene, Menaphon, G j b. Tamberlaine, after his wife Xenocrate (the worlds faire eye) passed out of … this mortall life, he chose stigmatical trulls to please his humorous fancie.

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1590.  Shaks., Com. Err., IV. ii. 22. He is deformed, crooked,… Vicious, vngentle,… Stigmaticall in making, worse in minde.

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1624.  Heywood, Gunaik., VIII. 399. [Witches] are for the most part stigmaticall and ouglie.

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a. 1640.  J. Day, Parl. Bees, iii. (1881), 26. A Bee that has a looke Stigmaticall.

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  5.  = prec. A. 4.

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1613.  Purchas, Pilgrimage, VIII. ii. 616. The flower of the Granadille … hath the marks of the Passion, Nailes, Pillar, Whippes, Thornes, Woundes, exceeding stigmaticall Francis.

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  Hence † Stigmatically adv. Obs., ill-favoredly, villanously. † Stigmaticalness. rare–0.

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1622.  J. Taylor (Water P.), Sir Greg. Nonsence, Wks. (1630), II. 2/1. Giue me a Medler in a field of blue, Wrap vp stigmatically in a dreame.

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c. 1626.  Dick of Devon., IV. i. in Bullen, Old Pl. (1883), II. 61. I heard one of you talke most stigmatically in his sleepe—most horriferously.

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1636.  Dekker, Wond. Kingd., III. i. E 1. Any man that has a looke, Stigmatically drawne, like to a furies.

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1727.  Bailey, vol. II., Stigmaticalness, infamousness, a being branded with a Mark of Infamy.

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