Pharaonic
[ fair-ey-on-ik, far- ]
/ ˌfɛər eɪˈɒn ɪk, ˌfær- /
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adjective
(sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
(usually lowercase) impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.: a construction project of pharaonic proportions.
(lowercase) cruelly oppressive; tyrannical: pharaonic tax laws.
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OTHER WORDS FROM Pharaonic
pre-Phar·a·on·ic, adjectiveWords nearby Pharaonic
Phar., Pharaoh, Pharaoh ant, pharaoh hound, pharaohs, Pharaonic, Phar.B., Phar.D., Pharisaic, Pharisaism, Pharisee
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