catacombic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

catacomb +‎ -ic

Adjective[edit]

catacombic (comparative more catacombic, superlative most catacombic)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a catacomb.
    • 2015 August 7, Phil Harrison, “ReviewAnything: a dog, the Tube Strike and more, rated and slated”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Either way, the track’s a mellow belter, or a melter, or a bellow: jittery, propulsive percussion slide-steps over fluttery layered vocal stabs and catacombic bass.