cannibalistic

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   characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism

   “cannibalistic behavior”

Questions about cannibalistic

What does cannibalistic mean?

cannibalistic means "characteristic of cannibals or exhibiting cannibalism".

How many syllables are in cannibalistic?

cannibalistic has 5 syllables: can-ni-ba-li-stic. The stress falls on "li".

Is cannibalistic a common word?

cannibalistic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.