pharaonic
adjective
- pharaoh-like; of or relating to the nature of pharaohs
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/ / /fəˈɹɒnɪk/ / /ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/
adj
Etymology: From Latin Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaō (“Pharaoh”)) + -ic, originally modelled on German pharaonisch.
- Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
- Impressively large or luxurious.
“It could be argued there is a note of shared significance to both deaths. Both feel like reminders that the real divide, so starkly present at this Pharaonic sporting super-show, is between the powerful and the powerless.”
“Mark Zuckerberg sculpts his pharaonic Hawaii compound. He and his ilk own the present.”
- Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
- Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.