octopodic

English

Adjective

octopodic (comparative more octopodic, superlative most octopodic)

Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
- 1911, William Roscoe Thayer, et al., The Harvard Graduates' Magazine, page 425:
  […] congenial to creative thinking of any kind that does not concern high finance and octopodic expansion.
- 1960, Anthony Bird, The Motor Car, 1765-1914:
  Mr. Ellis continued his campaign for amendments in legislation and H. J. Lawson, having bought the winning car for a very large sum, extended his octopodic activities.
- 2005, Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story, Gramercy:
  It consisted in large part of the engineers and researchers who had built the Heart of Gold— mostly humanoid, but here and there were a few reptiloid atomineers, two or three green sylphlike maximegalaticians, an octopodic physucturalist or ...
- (Can we date this quote?) (printed 2013), H. P. Lovecraft, The Classic Horror Stories, Oxford University Press (→ISBN), page 411:
  Warfare, largely civil for the last few millennia though sometimes waged against reptilian or octopodic invaders, or against the winged, star-headed Old Ones who centred in the antarctic, was infrequent though infinitely devastating.
- (Can we date this quote?), Rogue Planet Press, Lovecraftiana: Halloween 2018 (→ISBN), page 33:
  The octopodic form had sharp black stings that had hardened inside the length of the four arms. From the mouth it yawned emitting a foul bear-like growl. Despite having no obvious eyes, it ambled toward the cave entrance ...

Synonyms

see list in octopuslike

单词	octopodic
释义	octopodic English Adjective octopodic (comparative more octopodic, superlative most octopodic) Resembling an octopus; octopuslike. 1911, William Roscoe Thayer, et al., The Harvard Graduates' Magazine, page 425: […] congenial to creative thinking of any kind that does not concern high finance and octopodic expansion. 1960, Anthony Bird, The Motor Car, 1765-1914: Mr. Ellis continued his campaign for amendments in legislation and H. J. Lawson, having bought the winning car for a very large sum, extended his octopodic activities. 2005, Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story, Gramercy: It consisted in large part of the engineers and researchers who had built the Heart of Gold— mostly humanoid, but here and there were a few reptiloid atomineers, two or three green sylphlike maximegalaticians, an octopodic physucturalist or ... (Can we date this quote?) (printed 2013), H. P. Lovecraft, The Classic Horror Stories, Oxford University Press (→ISBN), page 411: Warfare, largely civil for the last few millennia though sometimes waged against reptilian or octopodic invaders, or against the winged, star-headed Old Ones who centred in the antarctic, was infrequent though infinitely devastating. (Can we date this quote?), Rogue Planet Press, Lovecraftiana: Halloween 2018 (→ISBN), page 33: The octopodic form had sharp black stings that had hardened inside the length of the four arms. From the mouth it yawned emitting a foul bear-like growl. Despite having no obvious eyes, it ambled toward the cave entrance ... Synonyms see list in octopuslike
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