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gangsterical

gangsterical adjective: synonym of gangsterly.

Adjective

gangsterical (comparative more gangsterical, superlative most gangsterical)

  1. Synonym of gangsterly.
    • Cocteau's famous essay on Indirect Criticism is retranslated; there are a pretty baby story by Gertrude Stein and gangsterical stories in the pungent style practised by our American cousins.1971, Ireland To-day, Kraus Reprint Company, page 89
    • Three, South Africa is attempting by its gangsterical display of fire-power, to serve notice to the frontline states and other progressive forces in Africa that it means to persist in its nefarious ways.1981, Nigeria, Bulletin on Foreign Affairs, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs., page 88
    Synonyms:
    gangsterly

Synonyms of gangsterical

Forms of gangsterical

comparativemore gangsterical
superlativemost gangsterical

Origin of gangsterical

From gangster + -ical.

Questions about gangsterical

What does gangsterical mean?
Gangsterical means synonym of gangsterly.
What part of speech is gangsterical?
Gangsterical is an adjective.

Words near gangsterical in the dictionary

  1. gangsterdoms
  2. gangstered
  3. gangsteress
  4. gangsteresses
  5. gangsterhood
  6. gangsterical
  7. gangstering
  8. gangsterish
  9. gangsterism
  10. gangsterisms
  11. gangsterization

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