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ropalic

ropalic is the alternative form of rhopalic.

Meaning of rhopalic

Adjective

rhopalic (comparative more rhopalic, superlative most rhopalic)

  1. (rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.
    • Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: "I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism."1986 October 26, Alan Truscott, “Talking About Behavior”, in The New York Times

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Questions about ropalic

What is ropalic the alternative form of?
Ropalic is the alternative form of rhopalic.

Words near ropalic in the dictionary

  1. rooyeboks
  2. ROP
  3. ROPA
  4. ropa vieja
  5. ropable
  6. ropalic
  7. ropalomerid
  8. ropalomerids
  9. ropani
  10. ropanies
  11. ropanis

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