rhopalic

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Definition of rhopalic

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adj

(rhetoric)Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.

“Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: "I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism."”

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adj

(rhetoric)Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.

“Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: "I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism."”

noun

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From Latin rhopalicus, from Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club, bat”).

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