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catapultian

catapultian adjective: having the force of a catapult.

Adjective

catapultian (not comparable)

  1. Having the force of a catapult.
    • Suddenly a little boy somersaulted around the corner of the house as if he had been projected down a flight of stairs by a catapultian boot.1889, Stephen Crane, The Monster: And Other Stories, page 22

Origin of catapultian

From catapult + -ian.

Questions about catapultian

What does catapultian mean?
Catapultian means having the force of a catapult.
What part of speech is catapultian?
Catapultian is an adjective.

Words near catapultian in the dictionary

  1. catapultable
  2. catapultae
  3. catapulted
  4. catapulter
  5. catapulters
  6. catapultian
  7. catapultic
  8. catapultier
  9. catapultiers
  10. catapulting
  11. catapultlike

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