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vorpal.

Sharp or deadly.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvɔɹpl̩/General-American/ˈvɔːpl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Sharp or deadly.

  2. Having a special power making decapitation likely.

Where this word comes from

Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al.

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