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Vinony

vampiric

adjective

  1. relating to or resembling vampires
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /væmˈpɪɹɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vampiric From vampire + -ic.

  1. Having the traits of a vampire.

    “(Admittedly, the fact that Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s vampiric treasury secretary, was a Fury Road executive producer complicates this whole parallel. I don’t know what to do with that. Even pieces of shit can, I suppose, be involved with great things from time to time.)”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English vampire Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English vampiric From vampire + -ic.

  1. A vampire or vampire-like creature.

    “Vampirics kill to eat, not to play. Mostly.”

    “You should know Jakob; you are one of the oldest Vampirics we have here besides Braedon and me.”