catapultian

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English

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Etymology

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catapult +‎ -ian

Adjective

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catapultian (not comparable)

  1. Having the force of a catapult.
    • 1889, Stephen Crane, The Monster: And Other Stories, page 22:
      Suddenly a little boy somersaulted around the corner of the house as if he had been projected down a flight of stairs by a catapultian boot.