vandalic
Americanadjective
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(initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Vandals.
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of or relating to vandalism.
Etymology
Origin of vandalic
Example Sentences
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The same may be said of certain characteristics of the still more Vandalic war dance.
From Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians by Johnson, Elias
He has ceased to be an Extraordinarius, but his promotion was based on his ingenious researches in Vandalic.
From The Collectors by Mather, Frank Jewett
The fame of a great enterprise excited the bravest warriors from all the Vandalic states of Germany, many of whom are seen a few years afterwards combating under the common standard of the Goths.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Milman, Henry Hart
Whence the Kings of the Vandals styled themselves Kings of the Vandals and Alans; as may be seen in the Edict of Hunneric recited by Victor in his Vandalic persecution.
From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Newton, Isaac, Sir
If it would, improvement in English literature would soon be at an end, and we should be tamely conducted back to the Vandalic age.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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