myrmidonian

English

Etymology

myrmidon +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɜː(ɹ)mɪˈdəʊniən/

Adjective

myrmidonian (comparative more myrmidonian, superlative most myrmidonian)

1. Consisting of, or like, myrmidons.
   • 1715–1720, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, “Book 16”, in The Iliad of Homer, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC:

     Like furious rush'd the Myrmidonian crew

References

• “myrmidonian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.