Pharaonic

American  

[fair-ey-on-ik, far-] / ˌfɛər eɪˈɒn ɪk, ˌfær- /

adjective

1. Sometimes pharonic of or like a Pharaoh.

   living in Pharaonic splendor.

2. Usually pharonic impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc..

   a construction project of pharaonic proportions.

3. pharonic, cruelly oppressive; tyrannical.

   pharaonic tax laws.

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Other Word Forms

• pre-Pharaonic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Pharaonic

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Greek Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaṓ Pharaoh ( def. ) ) + -ic

Example Sentences

"Almost any subject you want to study about Pharaonic civilization is available on the tomb walls at Giza," Der Manuelian says.

From National Geographic • Dec. 20, 2023

But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans to tell its own version of the Pharaonic ruler’s story using “the highest levels of research and scrutiny.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

She has conjured up the Pharaonic funk and empyreal jazz of George Clinton and Sun Ra.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023

The building in Cairo's Tahrir Square first opened in 1902 and has long ranked as one of the world's greatest museums, with its vast displays of Pharaonic artefacts that stretch over 3,000 years of history.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

The everlasting war between good and evil has been inextricably confounded with the war between the Pharaonic Egyptians and the older population.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)