tentacolare

Italian

Etymology

From French tentaculaire. By surface analysis, tentacolo (“tentacle”) +‎ -are.

Adjective

tentacolare (plural tentacolari)

1. tentacular
2. sprawling
3. (figurative, by extension) that expands more and more its power or influence; powerful
   • 2020 September 10, Viola Stefanello, “Usa, la città di Portland vieta ogni tecnologia di riconoscimento facciale [US, the city of Portland bans every face-recognition technology]”, in la Repubblica‎^[1]:

     Un apparato di sorveglianza tentacolare e invisibile, pericoloso per la privacy e costruito sotto il naso del pubblico da tech company, forze dell'ordine e aziende.

     A powerful and invisible surveillance apparatus, dangerous for privacy and constructed under the nose of the public by tech companies, law enforcement and businesses.

Verb

tentacolare

1. to sprawl