- cannibalistic
- adjective see cannibalism
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cannibalistic
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cannibalistic — 1851, from CANNIBAL (Cf. cannibal) + ISTIC (Cf. istic) … Etymology dictionary
cannibalistic — [[t]kæ̱nɪbəlɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Cannibalistic people and practices are connected with cannibalism. ...lurid cannibalistic feasts … English dictionary
cannibalistic — cannibal ► NOUN ▪ a person who eats the flesh of other human beings. DERIVATIVES cannibalism noun cannibalistic adjective. ORIGIN Spanish Canibales, a variant of Caribes, a West Indian people reputed to eat humans; related to CARIB(Cf. ↑Carib) … English terms dictionary
cannibalistic — adjective characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism cannibalistic behavior • Pertains to noun: ↑cannibal, ↑cannibalism • Derivationally related forms: ↑cannibalism, ↑cannibal … Useful english dictionary
cannibalistic — See cannibalism. * * * … Universalium
cannibalistic — adjective Tending toward cannibalism … Wiktionary
cannibalistic — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. man eating, anthropophagous, Thyestean; see cruel 1 , primitive 3 , savage 2 , 3 … English dictionary for students
cannibalistic — can·ni·bal·is·tic || ‚kænɪbÉ™ lɪstɪk adj. pertaining to or characterized by cannibalism (eating of human flesh) … English contemporary dictionary
cannibalistic — adj man eating, hungry for flesh, flesh eating, anthropophagical, Class. Myth.Thyes tian; bestial, fiendish, ogreish, bloodthirsty … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cannibalistic — can·ni·bal·is·tic … English syllables
