tentacular
- a word derived from tentacle.
Example Sentences
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One possibility is our difficulty in relating to octopuses: Their personalities are hard to read and their water-dwelling bodies resemble miniature sea monsters with multiple tentacular limbs and bulging eyes.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023
Yi’s floating forms respond to the air in Turbine Hall in unpredictable ways, with each of the tentacular, bulbous creatures programmed to display its own set of behaviors.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2021
But she never quite shook Geraldine’s tentacular grip, or ceased to be tormented by her disapproval.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016
Much like his colleague Lamar, Washington had a tentacular approach when it came to his music.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2015
On reaching it one of them struck it with his "gaff," when immediately it showed signs of life, and shot out its two tentacular arms, as if to seize its antagonists.
From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)
