Meaning of Mengelian | Babel Free

Definitions

Reminiscent of the crimes of the Nazi physician Josef Mengele; marked by hideous cruelty and gross unethicality, especially in a medical or scientific context.

Examples

“'It is an account,' Xiros writes in the introduction, 'of the Mengelian interrogations which aimed at the depths of existence [...]'”

“2019, August 23. Ginger Fedak, "End the Capture, Torture & Forced Performances of Wild Young Fillies." In Defense of Animals. After their cruel capture and selection, the 12 wild young fillies are forced into a chute to endure a horrific "Mengelian" surgery.”

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