Chernobylic
Chernobylic adjective: of, or like the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster or its aftermath.
Adjective
Chernobylic (comparative more Chernobylic, superlative most Chernobylic)
- Of, or like the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster or its aftermath.
- Now, my grandpa knows Nazis. he saw quite a few of them in World War II―mostly down the barrel of a rifle. Listening to the Chernobylic reaction to Pat Buchanan coming from the media mainstream, Grandpa has begun to wonder if the panzers aren’t pushing toward our borders at this very minute.2001 May 15, Michael Graham, “My Grandpa, the Nazi”, in Clinton & Me, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN
- [l]ike a foam-shirted Lucifer slicking chernobylic through fat rolls of flame…2009 February 24, Tim Lilburn, “Iamblichus to Porphyry”, in Orphic Politics, McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 31
Forms of Chernobylic
| comparative | more Chernobylic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Chernobylic |
Origin of Chernobylic
From Chernobyl + -ic.
Questions about Chernobylic
- What does Chernobylic mean?
- Chernobylic means of, or like the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster or its aftermath.
- What part of speech is Chernobylic?
- Chernobylic is an adjective.
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