pythonic

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[ pahy-thon-ik, pi- ]
/ paɪˈθɒn ɪk, pɪ- /
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adjective

of or relating to pythons.
similar to a python; pythonlike.
gigantic or monstrous.

Origin of pythonic

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First recorded in 1855–60; python1 + -ic

Words nearby pythonic

pythias, pythogenic, python, pythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie, pyxis

Definition for pythonic (2 of 2)

pythonic 2
[ pahy-thon-ik, pi- ]
/ paɪˈθɒn ɪk, pɪ- /

adjective

prophetic; oracular.

Origin of pythonic

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1650–60; < Late Latin pythōnicus < Greek pythōnikós prophetic. See python2, -ic

Words related to pythonic

behemoth, big, blimp, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, Herculean, heroic, huge, hulking, humongous, immense, jumbo, mammoth

Example sentences from the Web for pythonic

  • The Pythonic allegory which the Greeks have so obscured, in reality originated in this religious transaction.

    The Round Towers of Ireland |Henry O'Brien

  • Those who came after these were the first who gained skill in divination from entrails, and attained the Pythonic art.

    The Danish History, Books I-IX |Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned")