pyramidical
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- pyramidically adverb
- subpyramidic adjective
- subpyramidical adjective
Etymology
Origin of pyramidical
1615–25; < Greek pȳramidik ( ós ) of a pyramid ( pȳramid-, stem of pȳramís pyramid + -ikos -ic ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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They are churning out large numbers of pyramidical concrete blocks, known as “dragon’s teeth,” to impede Ukraine’s fast-moving military vehicles.
From Washington Times
“We have a very pyramidical, hierarchical management style in France,” Chardin says.
From Time
It's a pretty pyramidical structure and by the time you're in your mid-30s there's nowhere to go in the bank and you move elsewhere.
From The Guardian
Surrounded by a group of dominoes stood the kind Don Feliciano Gomez, whose shining, bald, pyramidical head overtopped the circle of ladies around him as they cracked their insufferable jokes, which sometimes bordered on insults.
From Project Gutenberg
It is wholly an artificial hill, somewhat pyramidical in shape, and 170 feet in height.
From Project Gutenberg
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