vandalish

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adjective

Characteristic of a vandal; wantonly destructive.

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Meanings

adjectivevandalish (comparative more vandalish, superlative most vandalish)

comparative more vandalish · superlative most vandalish

  1. Characteristic of a vandal; wantonly destructive.

    Yes, I witnessed this vandalish operation, and saw large flakes of stucco imprinted with the touches of Rubens fall upon the floor […]

    1834, William Thomas Beckford, Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal, page 241
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    Within a few days of our reading the report of the vandalish statue-burnings of the Oxford undergrads, we met with the announcement of a wholesale destruction of idols by the natives of Madagascar.

    1870, The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 229, page 250

Origin

From vandal + -ish.

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