Octopean

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.

    "It is understood that several worthy members of the Bar feel sufficiently octopean to undertake all the duties and succeed to all the income of the late judge, but we doubt if this is in the public interest."

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list in octopuslikeoctopianoctopicoctopineoctopoidoctopuslike

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"It is understood that several worthy members of the Bar feel sufficiently octopean to undertake all the duties and succeed to all the income of the late judge, but we doubt if this is in the public interest."

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