Pharaonically
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 In a pharaonic fashion (especially of female circumcision by infibulation).
"The entranceway to Tomb 19 had been cut in ancient times through a rock spur, with a gently downward-sloping ramp and vertical sides approaching a square door that had three decorated jambs. In many ways it resembles a modern single-car garage, but with a high ceiling and pharaonically painted walls."
Example
More examples"The entranceway to Tomb 19 had been cut in ancient times through a rock spur, with a gently downward-sloping ramp and vertical sides approaching a square door that had three decorated jambs. In many ways it resembles a modern single-car garage, but with a high ceiling and pharaonically painted walls."
Etymology
From pharaonic + -ally.
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