polyphloisbic en · ADJ
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύφλοισβος (polúphloisbos, “loud‐roaring”).
Meanings
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(poetic) Of the sea, noisy, roaring, thundering.
1915, Rupert Brooke, letter to Violet Bonham Carter, quoted in William Manchester, The Last Lion, page 518. Will Hero’s Tower crumble under 15-inch guns? Will the sea be polyphloisbic and wine dark and unvintageable?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polyphloisboian | alternative | lexicographic | |
| polyphloesboean | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more polyphloisbic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most polyphloisbic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |