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Torquemadan

/tɔɹkəˈmɑːdən/

Torquemadan adjective: of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.

Adjective

Torquemadan (comparative more Torquemadan, superlative most Torquemadan)

  1. Of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.
    • For the crime of asserting their rights, for daring to question the status quo, they find themselves subjected to days of almost Torquemadan torture.2004, Keith Perry, The Kingfish in fiction: Huey P. Long and the modern American novel, page 50

Forms of Torquemadan

comparativemore Torquemadan
superlativemost Torquemadan

Origin of Torquemadan

From Torquemada + -an.

Questions about Torquemadan

What does Torquemadan mean?
Torquemadan means of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.
What part of speech is Torquemadan?
Torquemadan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Torquemadan?
Torquemadan is pronounced /tɔɹkəˈmɑːdən/.

Words near Torquemadan in the dictionary

  1. torqued off
  2. torqued up
  3. torqueing
  4. torqueing up
  5. torqueless
  6. Torquemadan
  7. torquemeter
  8. torquemeters
  9. torquer
  10. torquers
  11. torques

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