"Mengelian" meaning in All languages combined

See Mengelian on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Mengelian [comparative], most Mengelian [superlative]
Etymology: Mengele + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Mengele|ian}} Mengele + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Mengelian (comparative more Mengelian, superlative most Mengelian)
  1. Reminiscent of the crimes of the Nazi physician Josef Mengele; marked by hideous cruelty and gross unethicality, especially in a medical or scientific context.

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