"Caligulan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Caligulan [comparative], most Caligulan [superlative]
Etymology: From Caligula + -an, named after Roman Emperor Caligula (12 CE–41 CE). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Caligula|an}} Caligula + -an, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE, {{named-after/list|Emperor||||}} Emperor, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Caligula}} Caligula, {{named-after|en|Caligula|born=12 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>|died=41 <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>|nat=Roman|nocap=1|occ=Emperor|wplink==}} named after Roman Emperor Caligula (12 CE–41 CE) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Caligulan (comparative more Caligulan, superlative most Caligulan)
  1. Of or pertaining to Caligula (AD 12–41), Roman Emperor. Categories (place): Roman Empire Translations (pertaining to Caligula): caligulien (French)
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  2. (transferred sense) Brutally cruel and tyrannical.
    Sense id: en-Caligulan-en-adj-jbEAY0rm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Caligulian, Caligulean

Alternative forms

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