adoxographical UK /eɪˌdɒksɒˈɡɹɑːfik(ə)l/US /eɪˌdɑksɑˈɡɹæfik(ə)l/ adjective1 •(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to adoxography; adoxographic.The Praise [The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus] has been called learned parody, mock eulogy, an adoxographical essay; and rightly so, for it is all that. But it is primarily satire […] — 1969