Vulcanic

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English

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Etymology

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Vulcan +‎ -ic

Adjective

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Vulcanic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Roman god Vulcan.
    • 1856, Herman Melville, “The Bell-Tower”, in The Piazza Tales:
      His still, Vulcanic face hiding its burning brightness like a forge, he moved with ostentatious deference towards the scuttle.