What does "octopian" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "octopian"?

Common synonyms include: list in octopuslike, octopean, octopuslike.

Octopian

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Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
"But darker still the shadows gather round, / And further deepen, when no outlet's found / By which the pent-up stream may overflow, / And on the stricken heart relief bestow. / When poignant Grief, with its octopian arms, / Enthrals its victim, […]"

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list in octopuslike octopean octopuslike

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"But darker still the shadows gather round, / And further deepen, when no outlet's found / By which the pent-up stream may overflow, / And on the stricken heart relief bestow. / When poignant Grief, with its octopian arms, / Enthrals its victim, […]"

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