"Foddian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɒd.i.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more Foddian [comparative], most Foddian [superlative]
Etymology: From Foddy + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Foddy|-ian}} Foddy + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Foddian (comparative more Foddian, superlative most Foddian)
  1. Of or relating to Bennett Foddy, Australian video game designer.
    Sense id: en-Foddian-en-adj-lMgiakLO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video games Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Video games: 54 46
  2. (video games) Characterized by extreme difficulty, arbitrary loss of progress, and unpredictable punishments.
    Sense id: en-Foddian-en-adj-jEuvkXt0 Categories (other): Video games, Video games Disambiguation of Video games: 54 46 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Foddian game
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