Meanings
comparative more lycanthropic · superlative most lycanthropic
- Of or pertaining to lycanthropy.
Lycanthropic survival instincts Embrace the beast and shun the weak Awake the primal one that sleeps inside Or feel the shiver running through your spine
2015, “512”, in VII: Sturm und Drang (Groove Metal), performed by Lamb of God, United States - Of or pertaining to lycanthropes.
He had kept the silver wolf’s head cane ornament that Claude Rains used to kill his lycanthropic son, Lon Chaney Jr., in “The Wolf Man” in 1941.
2007 February 18, Dave Kehr, “A Creepy Stash of Movie Magic, Lovingly Amassed”, in New York Times
Origin
From New Latin lycanthrōpus + -ic. By surface analysis, lycanthrope + -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish likantropijny, likantropijny
- likantropijnyof or relating to lycanthropy
- likantropijnyof or relating to a lycanthrope, lycanthropes
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lycanthropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lycanthropic
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