"pandemonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pandemonic [comparative], most pandemonic [superlative]
Etymology: From pandemonium + -ic, after demonic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pandemonium|ic}} pandemonium + -ic, {{m|en|demonic}} demonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} pandemonic (comparative more pandemonic, superlative most pandemonic)
  1. Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
    Sense id: en-pandemonic-en-adj-5E0mOrdK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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