Vandalish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a vandal; wantonly destructive.

    "Within a few days of our reading the report of the vandalish statue-burnings of the Oxford undergrads, we met with the announcement of a wholesale destruction of idols by the natives of Madagascar."

Example

More examples

"Within a few days of our reading the report of the vandalish statue-burnings of the Oxford undergrads, we met with the announcement of a wholesale destruction of idols by the natives of Madagascar."

Etymology

From vandal + -ish.

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