"pandemonian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pandemonian [comparative], most pandemonian [superlative]
Etymology: From pandemonium + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pandemonium|an}} pandemonium + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} pandemonian (comparative more pandemonian, superlative most pandemonian)
  1. Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
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