What does anthropophagistic mean?
Anthropophagistic means (rare) cannibalistic.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) cannibalistic.
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 […]
In true anthropophagistic fashion, an apparently domesticated cultural subject trumps its more powerful opponent by feigning a retreat.
Use anthropophagistic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anthropophagistic means (rare) cannibalistic.
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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?
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