cannibalistic

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UK/kan.ɪ.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/US/kæn.ə.bəˈlɪs.tɪk/

adjective

Tending toward cannibalism.

OriginEnglish cannibal ← Spanish caníba ← Proto-Cariban *karipona →
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Meanings

adjectivecannibalistic (comparative more cannibalistic, superlative most cannibalistic)

comparative more cannibalistic · superlative most cannibalistic

  1. Tending toward cannibalism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Cariban*karipona
  2. Spanishcaribe
  3. Spanishcaríbal
  4. Spanishcaníba
  5. Englishcannibal
  6. Englishcannibalistic

From cannibal + -istic.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος
  • ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos)tending toward cannibalism
French cannibale
  • cannibaletending toward cannibalism
Greek κανιβαλικός
  • κανιβαλικός (kanivalikós)tending toward cannibalism
Italian cannibalesco, cannibalistico
  • cannibalescotending toward cannibalism
  • cannibalisticotending toward cannibalism
Norwegian Bokmål kannibalsk
  • kannibalsktending toward cannibalism
Portuguese canibal, canibalesco
  • canibaltending toward cannibalism
  • canibalescotending toward cannibalism
  • antropofágicotending toward cannibalism
  • antropófagotending toward cannibalism
Romanian canibalistic, antropofag
  • canibalistictending toward cannibalism
  • antropofagtending toward cannibalism
  • canibalictending toward cannibalism
Spanish caníbal, antropófago
  • caníbaltending toward cannibalism
  • antropófagotending toward cannibalism
Swedish kannibalistisk, kannibalisk
  • kannibalistisktending toward cannibalism
  • kannibalisktending toward cannibalism
  • kannibaliserandetending toward cannibalism

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cannibalistic

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Cite this entry
APA

cannibalistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannibalistic

MLA

“cannibalistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannibalistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannibalistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannibalistic.

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