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octopean

octopean adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.

Adjective

octopean (comparative more octopean, superlative most octopean)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
    • It is understood that several worthy members of the Bar feel sufficiently octopean to undertake all the duties and succeed to all the income of the late judge, but we doubt if this is in the public interest.1903, W.C. Chewett & Company, The Canada Law Journal, volume 39, page 93
    Synonyms:
    list in octopuslike

Synonyms of octopean

  • list in octopuslike

Forms of octopean

comparativemore octopean
superlativemost octopean

Questions about octopean

What does octopean mean?
Octopean means of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
What part of speech is octopean?
Octopean is an adjective.

Words near octopean in the dictionary

  1. octopal
  2. octopamine
  3. octopaminergic
  4. octopartite
  5. octopawn
  6. octopean
  7. octoped
  8. octopedal
  9. octopede
  10. octopedes
  11. octopeds

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