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piranhic

piranhic adjective: of or relating to piranhas; having the character of piranhas.

Adjective

piranhic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to piranhas; having the character of piranhas.
    • Keep your dignity here even though other folk are expending any amount of piranhic energy implanting their ungloved lunch hooks into the property left by another.1975, James Patrick Donleavy, The unexpurgated code: a complete manual of survival and manners
    • As he heaved me into the hallway beyond, I saw those doctors smart enough to wear aural protection rushing to help the unconscious, pulling them away from piranhic jaws.2012, Corey Redekop, Husk: A Novel, ECW Press

Origin of piranhic

From piranha + -ic.

Questions about piranhic

What does piranhic mean?
Piranhic means of or relating to piranhas; having the character of piranhas.
What part of speech is piranhic?
Piranhic is an adjective.

Words near piranhic in the dictionary

  1. piranha etch
  2. piranha etches
  3. piranha solution
  4. piranha solutions
  5. piranhas
  6. piranhic
  7. Pirani
  8. Pirani gage
  9. Pirani gages
  10. Pirani gauge
  11. Pirani gauges

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