Cannibalic (Adjective)
Meaning
Marked by barbarity suggestive of a cannibal; rapaciously savage.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The conquering army's cannibalic fury was evident in the brutal destruction of the village and its people.
- Their cannibalic practices of torturing and enslaving captives horrified even their most hardened enemies.
- In a scene of utter carnage, the frenzied crowd descended upon the victims with a cannibalic ferocity that seemed to have no end.
- As the ruthless leader rose to power, the land fell prey to a reign of cannibalic terror, where lives were devoured without mercy.
- History's records speak of a notorious bandit known for his cannibalic treatment of hostages, sparing no lives and sparing no one from their tormented screams.