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octopusy

adj

Etymology

From octopus + -y.

  1. derived from ὀκτώπους
  2. borrowed from octōpūs
  3. formed as octopusy — “octopus + -y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling an octopus

    Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.

    • A Robber? No; his scheme was free Of aught octopusy or sharky; He planned, as far as I can see, An Altruistic Oligarchy; […]
    • "Sting rays?" Dodson chuckled. "They scram when they see you. And that little shark wouldn't hurt a baby." "It looks octopusy." she said. "They never get big around here." "Morays, then?" Dodson laughed.
    • I'm at "worlds collide" level, where i don't know how i have to kill the big octopusy monster!

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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