cannibalisticadj.
/ˌkanᵻbəˈlɪstɪk/, /ˌkanᵻblˈɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌkænəbəˈlɪstɪk/ Relating to or involving cannibalism; predisposed or inclined to cannibalism.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > bloodthirstiness > [adjective]
bloodyeOE
bloodlyc1425
bloodthirsty1539
bloody-minded?1545
cannibal1555
blood-thirsting?1569
sanguinolent1577
blood-drinking1594
cannibalian1602
sword-minded1603
sanguisugous1615
sanguinary1623
sanguinarian1637
sanguinarious1654
sanguinous1663
sanguine1705
cannibalic?1795
cannibalish1796
cannibalistic1827
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [adjective]
bloodyeOE
bloodthirsty1539
bloody-minded?1545
cannibal1555
blood-thirsting?1569
bloodly1574
sanguinolent1577
blood-drinking1594
cannibalian1602
sword-minded1603
sanguisugous1615
sanguinary1623
sanguinarian1637
sanguinarious1654
sanguinous1663
sanguine1705
cannibalic?1795
cannibalish1796
cannibalistic1827
faggoty-minded1856
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh
flesh-eating1592
meat-eatingc1598
flesh-consuming1603
flesh-devouring1609
sarcophagal1614
sarcophagous1755
cannibalistic1827
creatophagous1850
creophagous1881
non-vegetarian1883
non-veggie1985
1827 Morning Chron. 25 Dec. A Cannibalistic Assault.—Yesterday a prostitute named Sarah Wright, was charged with committing a most atrocious assault.
1851 Fraser's Mag. 43 476 They see Englishmen..pugnacious, intemperate, and cannibalistic.
1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xiii. 229 The great public has a chronic and cannibalistic appetite for personalities.
1961 W. Brandon Amer. Heritage Bk. Indians 43/1 The Teotihuacanos..ate the god to achieve divine communion, in ritual cannibalistic feasts.
2012 New Yorker 17 Dec. 88/2 There is a trio of loutish trolls, cannibalistic by choice, but as vulnerable as vampires to the light of day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1827