Vorpal
//ˈvɔɹpl̩// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Sharp or deadly.
- 2 Having a special power making decapitation likely.
Etymology
Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al.
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