a. Obs. rare. [f. Gr. ἐπιτατικ-ός, f. ἐπιτείνειν to exaggerate, intensify (see prec.) + -AL.] Intensive. Hence † Epitatically adv., in an intensive manner.
1652. Urquhart, Jewel, Wks. (1834), Wks. (1834), 292. Either epitatically or hypocoristically, as the purpose required.
