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- adjective Befitting the
underworld .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now, Χim culsl leprnal pśl varχti cerine … would mean somthing like "and next (of) its underworldly gate at(?) the sarcophagus was made …".
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In this case, the reading of Χim culsl leprnal pśl varχti cerine … could be something like "and next (of) the underworldly gate, for which at(?) the sarcophagus was made …".
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With this outset, we can read the part culsl leprnal pśl as an archetypal Suffixaufnahme possessive construction, meaning something like "of its underworldly gate".
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It is bizarre that McCain was willing to protect this filthy, underworldly line of thought.
McCain Campaign Declines To Disavow Top Surrogate's Remarks About "The Muslims" 2009
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And what other sensible meaning can be ascribed to the labyrinth than a chthonic, underworldly one?
More about egg symbols in Etruria and the rest of the classical world 2009
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Banks is the author of the "Vampire Huntress Legends" series, a 12-book saga dripping with erotica of the underworldly sort.
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It's in a similar museum setting that Percy discovers that the Greek gods are alive and well, that his absent father is really Poseidon the sea god, and that underworldly monsters are after him.
TODAYonline 2010
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With more stages, heroes and monsters than in the original, and new systems to exploit, you'll be ready to bring the badness back in this strategy game of increased underworldly proportions.
PS3Vault 2010
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Mr. Tim You are obviously overeducated and underworldly.
tdaxp 2009
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The German band members must have sold their souls to some underworldly fiend to create the first cut, 'Pinch'.
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