Relating to or resembling a dryad; characteristic of tree nymphs or of trees and woods.
From 'dryad' plus the suffix '-ic' (from Latin and Greek, forming adjectives meaning 'of or pertaining to'). Created in English to describe things with dryad-like qualities.
This adjective shows English's endless ability to create new words through suffixation—once mythology entered English, people naturally formed adjectives to describe anything that seemed 'dryad-like,' much like how we now say 'Shakespearean' or 'Freudian.'
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