单词 | cannibalistically |
释义 | cannibalisticallyadv. In a cannibalistic manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > bloodthirstiness > [adverb] bloodily1536 cannibally1702 bloodthirstily1749 sanguinarily1850 cannibalistically1851 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adverb] > eating flesh > eating human flesh canniballya1616 anthropophagously1823 cannibalistically1851 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick x. 55 Queequeg was George Washington cannibalistically developed. 1916 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1915 (Virginia Dept. Agric.) 102 With plenty of such minnows in the pond..canniballistically inclined species will leave their own young alone, while hunting for food. 1952 Life 16 June 63/1 The wise entomologist always guards his collection with mothballs, for otherwise live insects will discover it and cannibalistically eat up his hobby. 2005 Field & Stream Dec. 126/2 Makos are apex predators... They cannibalistically devour their weaker siblings in utero. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1851 |
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