pharaonic
Syllables: pha·ra·on·ic/ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/US/ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/
pharaonic adjective: of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
Adjective (1)
pharaonic (comparative more pharaonic, superlative most pharaonic)
- Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
- Impressively large or luxurious.
- It could be argued there is a note of shared significance to both deaths. Both feel like reminders that the real divide, so starkly present at this Pharaonic sporting super-show, is between the powerful and the powerless.2022 November 21, Barney Ronay, “Iran’s brave and powerful gesture is a small wonder from a World Cup of woe”, in The Guardian
- Mark Zuckerberg sculpts his pharaonic Hawaii compound. He and his ilk own the present.2023 December 28, Ross Barkan, “The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
- Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Pharaonic
Pharaonic (comparative more Pharaonic, superlative most Pharaonic)
- Alternative letter-case form of pharaonic.
Forms of pharaonic
| comparative | more pharaonic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pharaonic |
| alternative form | Pharaonic |
| comparative | more Pharaonic |
| superlative | most Pharaonic |
Origin of pharaonic
From Latin Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaō (“Pharaoh”)) + -ic, originally modelled on German pharaonisch.
Words formed from pharaonic
Phrases with pharaonic
Words that rhyme with pharaonic
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- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
- hadronic
Questions about pharaonic
- What does pharaonic mean?
- Pharaonic means of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
- What part of speech is pharaonic?
- Pharaonic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pharaonic?
- Pharaonic is pronounced /ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/ (UK).
Words near pharaonic in the dictionary
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