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CANNIBALISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism

Example:

cannibalistic behavior

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cannibal (a person who eats human flesh)

cannibalism (the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind)

Derivation:

cannibal (a person who eats human flesh)

cannibalism (the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind)

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