ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Anthropophagistic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Anthropophagistic is an adjective meaning (rare) cannibalistic.

Meaning

(rare) cannibalistic.

Example Sentences

In true anthropophagistic fashion, an apparently domesticated cultural subject trumps its more powerful opponent by feigning a retreat.
This happened in New Zealand; but as they were all killed—and eaten, except him who was converted into an anthropophagistic necklace—we must ask who brought the story to London?
Now it must not be supposed that Mrs. Jones was a lady of ghost-like or anthropophagistic habit, for it was only a story by the above title, and it was being mentally digested, when Mr. Jones spoke without lifting his eyes from the paper […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anthropophagous, anthropophagic, anthropophagical, anticannibalism, maneating, man-eating.

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