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octopusesque

octopusesque adjective: octopuslike; resembling an octopus.

Adjective

octopusesque (comparative more octopusesque, superlative most octopusesque)

  1. (rare) Octopuslike; resembling an octopus.
    • It's the only serial with no sugar. buncha octopusesque hooters, it used ter be nabisco, wot are a snappy whassname of national biscuit company or […]2001 August 31, Austin Shackles, “Kit Kat”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet)
    • With its spider web-like installations, octopusesque Buddha hands, corpses floating in pools, smashed mirrors and menacing flower gardens, you would be forgiven for thinking that this year's Biennale was particularly macabre, […]2009 December 19, Ann MacPherson, Venice Biennale 2009: Making Worlds, in Shift mag number 12 ("Europe in doubt")
    Synonyms:
    list in octopuslike

Examples of octopusesque in a sentence

  • When it came time decide on coloring this piece, I wanted to keep a very natural, octopusesque pattern, but with an added gooey sense to it.2012 (Summer), Jason Walker, Taxidermy of Thought, All Student Theses 37, Governors State University
  • The arms were also very octopusesque, with no suckers but tens of very thin tendrils at the end, all of which were dexterous.2013, Erec Stebbins, Reader: Daughter of Time, Book 1, Twice Pi Press, →ISBN:

Synonyms of octopusesque

  • list in octopuslike

Forms of octopusesque

comparativemore octopusesque
superlativemost octopusesque

Origin of octopusesque

From octopus + -esque.

Questions about octopusesque

What does octopusesque mean?
Octopusesque means octopuslike; resembling an octopus.
How do you use octopusesque in a sentence?
When it came time decide on coloring this piece, I wanted to keep a very natural, octopusesque pattern, but with an added gooey sense to it.
What part of speech is octopusesque?
Octopusesque is an adjective.

Words near octopusesque in the dictionary

  1. octopus stretch
  2. octopus stretches
  3. octopusal
  4. octopused
  5. octopuses
  6. octopusesque
  7. octopush
  8. octopusher
  9. octopushers
  10. octopusial
  11. octopusian

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