piranhic

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adjective

Of or relating to piranhas; having the character of piranhas.

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Meanings

adjectivepiranhic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to piranhas; having the character of piranhas.

    Keep your dignity here even though other folk are expending any amount of piranhic energy implanting their ungloved lunch hooks into the property left by another.

    1975, James Patrick Donleavy, The unexpurgated code: a complete manual of survival and manners
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    As he heaved me into the hallway beyond, I saw those doctors smart enough to wear aural protection rushing to help the unconscious, pulling them away from piranhic jaws.

    2012, Corey Redekop, Husk: A Novel, ECW Press

Origin

From piranha + -ic.

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APA

piranhic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piranhic

MLA

“piranhic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piranhic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piranhic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piranhic.

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