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octopic

adj

Etymology

From octopus + -ic.

  1. derived from ὀκτώπους
  2. borrowed from octōpūs
  3. suffixed as octopic — “octopus + ic”

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus

    Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.

    • This is another of the many branches ... which ... has now become almost octopic in its range, touching on subjects of sociology, and even including economics within its grasp.

  2. Misspelling of ectopic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for octopic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA