Meanings
adjectivecatapultian (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving the force of a catapult.
Suddenly a little boy somersaulted around the corner of the house as if he had been projected down a flight of stairs by a catapultian boot.
1889, Stephen Crane, The Monster: And Other Stories, page 22
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or like a catapult
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catapultian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catapultian
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“catapultian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catapultian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catapultian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catapultian.
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