"pandemonious" meaning in English

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Adjective

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

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