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vandalish en · ADJ

Etymology

From vandal + -ish.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of a vandal; wantonly destructive.
   • Yes, I witnessed this vandalish operation, and saw large flakes of stucco imprinted with the touches of Rubens fall upon the floor […] 1834, William Thomas Beckford, Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal, page 241:
   • 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. 1870, The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 229, page 250:

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