callithumpian
callithumpian adjective: of, relating to, or resembling a callithump; riotous.
Adjective
callithumpian (comparative more callithumpian, superlative most callithumpian)
- Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump; riotous.
- callithumpian band
- callithumpian procession
callithumpian meaning in Bengali
callithumpian in Bengali
- কোলাহলপূর্ণ, উচ্ছৃঙ্খল
Examples of callithumpian in a sentence
- There was never a tutor's windows to be broken in, or a callithumpian frolic, (which were in vogue in those days,) but Maverick bore a hand in both; […]1865 March, “Doctor Johns”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 15, number 89:
- He had been entertaining a regular callithumpian parade of Red Cross commissioners from America, and he probably felt that he had seen the worst and that this was just another cross.1918, William Allen White, The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me, page 66:
Forms of callithumpian
| comparative | more callithumpian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most callithumpian |
| alternative form | calathumpian |
Origin of callithumpian
From callithump + -ian.
Questions about callithumpian
- What does callithumpian mean?
- Callithumpian means of, relating to, or resembling a callithump; riotous.
- What is callithumpian in Bengali?
- Callithumpian in Bengali is কোলাহলপূর্ণ, উচ্ছৃঙ্খল. See Callithumpian meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use callithumpian in a sentence?
- There was never a tutor's windows to be broken in, or a callithumpian frolic, (which were in vogue in those days,) but Maverick bore a hand in both; […]
- What part of speech is callithumpian?
- Callithumpian is an adjective.
Words near callithumpian in the dictionary
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