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arenic

arenic adjective: pertaining to an arene.

Adjective (1)

arenic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to an arene.

Adjective (2)

arenic (comparative more arenic, superlative most arenic)

  1. Sandy.
  2. Pertaining to an arena.
    • The Sports of the Arena. A scene from the coliseum or circus of the prehistoric world, representing the King and Queen of Atlantis, with their courtiers and followers, watching a fierce arenic fight between a mammoth and a buffalo.1883 February 7, “Mardi-Gras, ’83. New Orleans in Her Glory—A Series of Spectacular Splendors Surpassing Previous Years. The Phunny Phellows, the Moons, the Crew of Proteus and the Knights of Momus...
    • During the week there has been a big arenic fight between two men in the east one the recognized champion of the world, the other a young and new star comparatively.1899 June 16, “Saturday Night Thoughts”, in State Rights Democrat, volume XXXIV, Albany, Ore., page [4], column 5

Examples of arenic in a sentence

  • His arenic battle with the bull and saving of the Christian maiden was exciting and splendidly acted.1901 December 16, “Amusements”, in Duluth Evening Herald, page 6, column 4:
  • A few of the arenic, mid-air, eqestrian,^([sic]) hippodrome and trained animal acts include the famous Bellfords; […]1905 June 23, “An American Institution: Varied Programme Offered By Norris and Rowe’s Greater Circus, at Brainerd July 7th”, in Brainerd...
  • He is almost invariably a victor in those arenic fights with large carnivara though it is generally conceded that the small size of the cages hardly gives the tiger a fair chance.1919 Christmas, F. T. Gordon, “A Battle to the Death”, in San Francisco News Letter, page forty-two, column 2:
  • Both boys are in wonderful trim and fight fans are all set for one of the greatest arenic battles ever staged in Portsmouth.1921 February 12, “Loses Forfeit”, in The Portsmouth Daily Times, volume twenty-seven, Portsmouth, Ohio, page three, column 5:

Forms of arenic

comparativemore arenic
superlativemost arenic

Origin of arenic

From arene + -ic.

From arena (“sand; enclosed area”) + -ic.

Questions about arenic

What does arenic mean?
Arenic means pertaining to an arene.
How do you use arenic in a sentence?
His arenic battle with the bull and saving of the Christian maiden was exciting and splendidly acted.
What part of speech is arenic?
Arenic is an adjective.

Words near arenic in the dictionary

  1. areneomorph
  2. areneomorphs
  3. arenes
  4. areng
  5. arengs
  6. arenic
  7. arenicin
  8. arenicins
  9. arenicolid
  10. arenicolids
  11. arenicolite

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