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vorpal

UK/ˈvɔːpl̩/US/ˈvɔɹpl̩/

vorpal adjective: sharp or deadly.

Adjective

vorpal (comparative more vorpal, superlative most vorpal)

  1. Sharp or deadly.
  2. (roleplaying games) Having a special power making decapitation likely.

Forms of vorpal

comparativemore vorpal
superlativemost vorpal

Origin of vorpal

Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al.

Words formed from vorpal

Questions about vorpal

What does vorpal mean?
Vorpal means sharp or deadly.
What part of speech is vorpal?
Vorpal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce vorpal?
Vorpal is pronounced /ˈvɔɹpl̩/ (US).

Words near vorpal in the dictionary

  1. Vorozhba
  2. vorozole
  3. VORP
  4. Vorpahl
  5. Vorpahls
  6. vorpal
  7. vorpalise
  8. vorpalised
  9. vorpalises
  10. vorpalising
  11. vorpalize

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