"vorpal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvɔɹpl̩/ [General-American], /ˈvɔːpl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more vorpal [comparative], most vorpal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)pəl Etymology: Coined by Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword. Head templates: {{en-adj}} vorpal (comparative more vorpal, superlative most vorpal)
  1. Sharp or deadly. Categories (topical): Lewis Carroll Translations (sharp or deadly): 锋利的 (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-vorpal-en-adj-SJUCGGYb Disambiguation of Lewis Carroll: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'sharp or deadly': 99 1
  2. (roleplaying games, of a blade) Having a special power making decapitation likely. Categories (topical): Role-playing games Translations (RPG, of a blade: likely to decapitate): 斩首的 (Chinese Mandarin), migbłystalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-vorpal-en-adj-~qWX87BN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'RPG, of a blade: likely to decapitate': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vorpalize

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