octopusian
octopusian adjective: octopuslike.
Adjective
octopusian (comparative more octopusian, superlative most octopusian)
- Octopuslike.
- And when a concern of such octopusian proportions as the American Bicycle Co. makes so many varying statements about its product it would seem that the thing to do would be to shut one's eyes and take the first bicycle that came along.1900, Marketing Communications, page 74
- […] point out where the government at Washington had made the most glaring mistakes, and where, if he had been able to impress his opinions upon the minds of the national legislators, the “octopusian” trusts would be working […]1905, Benjamin Brace, Sunrise Acres, page 98
- Synonyms:
- list in octopuslike
Examples of octopusian in a sentence
- […] and most important of all, it knew that the Federal Government, even if it were willing, had demonstrated that it was unable alone to cope with this hidden octopusian menace to our Country.1954, Pennsylvania state reports:
- Do we want a Capital City decorated with such octopusian excrescenses as the proposed interchange at the east end of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge?1960, United States Congress Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems, National Capital Transportation Act of 1960: Hearings ......
- No one requires a corporation to spread-eagle the entire country in an octopusian manipulation unless the corporation wishes to do so for purposes of increased profits.1966, House Judiciary Committee, Interstate Taxation Act: Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate...
Synonyms of octopusian
- list in octopuslike
Forms of octopusian
| comparative | more octopusian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most octopusian |
Questions about octopusian
- What does octopusian mean?
- Octopusian means octopuslike.
- How do you use octopusian in a sentence?
- […] and most important of all, it knew that the Federal Government, even if it were willing, had demonstrated that it was unable alone to cope with this hidden octopusian menace to our Country.
- What part of speech is octopusian?
- Octopusian is an adjective.
Words near octopusian in the dictionary
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