anathematic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- anathematically adverb
Etymology
Origin of anathematic
1840–50; < Greek anathemat- (stem of anáthema; anathema ) + -ic
Example Sentences
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God bless my own mother, an insanely talented cook who relishes in using fresh ingredients but eventually indulged my request to make something that was almost anathematic to her own style of cooking.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2022
His Confessions of a Young Man put a flea in London's ear; his The Brook Kerith roused many an anathematic sermon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even at a later date, the anathematic epigrams of Simonides are for the most part rather stiff and formal when set beside his epitaphs.
From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by Mackail, J. W. (John William)
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