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Cannibalistic

//kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending toward cannibalism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism wordnet

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English cannibalistic From cannibal + -istic.

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