Mengelian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Mengele +‎ -ian

Adjective[edit]

Mengelian (comparative more Mengelian, superlative most Mengelian)

  1. Reminiscent of the crimes of the Nazi physician Josef Mengele; marked by hideous cruelty and gross unethicality, especially in a medical or scientific context.
    • 2013, George Kassimeris, Inside Greek Terrorism, Oxford University Press:
      'It is an account,' Xiros writes in the introduction, 'of the Mengelian interrogations which aimed at the depths of existence [...]'
    • 2019, August 23. Ginger Fedak, "End the Capture, Torture & Forced Performances of Wild Young Fillies." In Defense of Animals.
      After their cruel capture and selection, the 12 wild young fillies are forced into a chute to endure a horrific "Mengelian" surgery.

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