English Explanatory Dictionary

vorpal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sharp or deadly.
  2. Having a special power making decapitation likely.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɔɹpl̩/ /ˈvɔːpl̩/

Word forms

vorpal more vorpal most vorpal

Etymology

Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al.

Derived words

vorpalize
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