octopeanadj.
/ˌɒktə(ʊ)ˈpiːən/, /ɒkˈtəʊpɪən/, U.S. /ˌɑktəˈpiən/, /ɑkˈtoʊpiən/ rare.
Relating to or like (that of) an octopus; octopoid.
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society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > of controlling or predominating influence
regitive?a1425
reigninga1500
reignative1532
overruling1586
predominating1595
hegemonicala1602
regnant1604
dominating1611
ruling1652
presiding1653
hegemonic1656
over-ruly1657
regulant1677
in the ascendanta1698
overriding1830
octopean1896
hegemoniac1959
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [adjective] > relating to or like that of an octopus
octopus1875
octopodan1890
octopean1896
octopine1914
octopian1922
octopic1968
1896 Law Times 101 558/1 Attempts..to escape the octopean grasp of a stringent Arbitration Clause.
1936 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 7 4/1 Knowing as I do..the tornadic, the octopean pressure to conform, which comes with entrance into war.
1953 J. F. Byrne Silent Years 123 Where the drastic stringency of martial law was found to be too lenient, recourse was had to that octopean monster, the Defence of the Realm Act.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1896