"cannibalistic" meaning in English

See cannibalistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kan.ɪ.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ [UK], /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-cannibalistic.wav [US] Forms: more cannibalistic [comparative], most cannibalistic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪstɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English cannibalistic From cannibal + -istic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cannibal|-istic|id=eating|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. 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Head templates: {{en-adj}} cannibalistic (comparative more cannibalistic, superlative most cannibalistic)
  1. Tending toward cannibalism. Derived forms: cannibalistically, endocannibalistic, noncannibalistic Translations (tending toward cannibalism): ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos) (Ancient Greek), cannibale (French), κανιβαλικός (kanivalikós) (Greek), cannibalesco (Italian), cannibalistico (Italian), canniblagh (Manx), kannibalsk (Norwegian Bokmål), kannibalsk (Norwegian Nynorsk), canibal (Portuguese), canibalesco (Portuguese), antropofágico (Portuguese), antropófago (Portuguese), canibalistic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), antropofag (Romanian), canibalic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), caníbal (Spanish), antropófago (Spanish), kannibalistisk (Swedish), kannibalisk (Swedish), kannibaliserande (Swedish)

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        "Rhymes:English/ɪstɪk",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪstɪk/5 syllables",
        "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Manx translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "tending toward cannibalism",
      "word": "cannibale"
    },
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      "sense": "tending toward cannibalism",
      "word": "ἀνθρωποφάγος"
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      "sense": "tending toward cannibalism",
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      "sense": "tending toward cannibalism",
      "word": "kannibalsk"
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      "word": "canibal"
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      "sense": "tending toward cannibalism",
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}

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