Meaning of triffidian | Babel Free
Definitions
Resembling or relating to triffids ("a fictional plant able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger").
Examples
“It was assumed, consequently, that their characteristic of suddenly losing their immobility and rattling a rapid tattoo against the main stem was some strange form⟳ of triffidian amatory exuberance.”
“Some stayed on in the old house and, with consummate dignity, would totter down avenues choked with weeds and brambles which grow⟳ at a triffidian rate in Ireland, to a servant's cottage pretending to inquire about the ancient groom's.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free