Meaning of manxome | Babel Free

Definitions

Fearsome, monstrous.

poetic, rare

Examples

“He took his vorpal sword in hand: / Long time the manxome foe he sought— / So rested he by the Tumtum tree, / And stood awhile in thought.”

“Of only one adder were we ever possessed, which we kept, by collusion with a home-boarder, in a cucumber-frame at Harrow. In consideration of his providing the manxome beast with house-room (we early perceived that in our own⟳ house the adder would be unwelcome), and because we couldn't well get⟳ into his father's garden without him, we permitted him to share⟳ the fearful delight of routing our pet out with a rake (it was a retiring creature) "between Bills", and trying to make⟳ him eat⟳ frogs.”

“Out from the odex came a fang-gaping ilps, a vicious manxome monster which Governor Troop demolished with five well-placed immaculately-timed questions.”

“Caleb had only fought a few manxome foes in his short life, and this, a Jabberwock. It would take⟳ the height of readiness and strength to stand⟳ a hero's chance.”

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