vorpal
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Extremely sharp and deadly, like a magic sword that can cut through armor
- adjective
- Literature
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vorpal
- Legends spoke of a vorpal sword that could cut through any armor.
Examples
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The knight wielded a vorpal sword against the dragon.
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In the story, only a vorpal weapon could defeat the fearsome beast.
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The knight drew his vorpal blade, ready to face the dragon in battle.
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In the story, the hero's vorpal blade could cut through anything.
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The knight drew his vorpal blade, ready to face the dragon in battle.
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Legends spoke of a vorpal sword that could cut through any armor.
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In the story, only a vorpal weapon could defeat the fearsome beast.
Antonyms
How Sharp
Surface Forms
vorpal positive
Etymology
Vorpal comes from Lewis Carroll's made-up poem Jabberwocky, where a 'vorpal sword' kills the monster. That's why in fantasy a vorpal weapon means an extremely sharp or deadly blade, almost like a magic sword that can cut through anything.