The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gnathonic \Gna*thon"ic\, Gnathonical \Gna*thon"ic*al\, a. [L.
Gnatho, name of a parasite in the "Eunuchus" of Terence, Gr.
?; hence, a parasite in general.]
Flattering; deceitful. [Obs.]
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