Dictionary

cannibalistic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ (US)
• /kan.ɪ.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English cannibalistic From cannibal + -istic.

Meanings

1. Tending toward cannibalism.

Forms

Deriveds

noncannibalistic · cannibalistically · endocannibalistic

Translations (20)

pt antropofágico (tending toward cannibalism) · es caníbal (tending toward cannibalism) · fr cannibale (tending toward cannibalism) · sv kannibalisk (tending toward cannibalism) · pt canibal (tending toward cannibalism) · gv canniblagh (tending toward cannibalism) · ro canibalistic (tending toward cannibalism) · sv kannibaliserande (tending toward cannibalism) · grc ἀνθρωποφάγος (tending toward cannibalism) · el κανιβαλικός (tending toward cannibalism) · it cannibalistico (tending toward cannibalism) · pt canibalesco (tending toward cannibalism) · pt antropófago (tending toward cannibalism) · ro antropofag (tending toward cannibalism) · es antropófago (tending toward cannibalism) · it cannibalesco (tending toward cannibalism) · sv kannibalistisk (tending toward cannibalism) · nn kannibalsk (tending toward cannibalism) · ro canibalic (tending toward cannibalism) · nb kannibalsk (tending toward cannibalism)