Chitinous

//ˈkaɪtɪnəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin.

    "Not to mention you were too much of a scaredy cat to kill one of those chitinous shit-heads with your axe, my grandmother is less of a pussy than you and she’s gotten several painful diseases!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or resembling chitin wordnet

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"Not to mention you were too much of a scaredy cat to kill one of those chitinous shit-heads with your axe, my grandmother is less of a pussy than you and she’s gotten several painful diseases!"

Etymology

From chitin + -ous.

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