Pharaonic

[ fair-ey-on-ik, far- ]

adjective

1. Sometimes pharonic. of or like a Pharaoh:

   living in Pharaonic splendor.

2. Usually pharonic. impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.:

   a construction project of pharaonic proportions.

3. pharonic, cruelly oppressive; tyrannical:

   pharaonic tax laws.

Other Words From

• pre-Phar·a·onic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pharaonic¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Greek Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaṓ Pharaoh ( def ) ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Recently, an expedition of Japanese and Egyptian archaeologists unearthed three such masks in a series of cut-rock tombs in the cliffs of Saqqara, a primary burial site for the Pharaonic capital of Memphis.

From New York Times

"Almost any subject you want to study about Pharaonic civilization is available on the tomb walls at Giza," Der Manuelian says.

From National Geographic

This section is augmented by items in the Brooklyn Museum’s collection, including gold rings from Pharaonic dynasties and early 20th-century beadwork from southern Africa.

From New York Times

But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans to tell its own version of the Pharaonic ruler’s story using “the highest levels of research and scrutiny.”

From Los Angeles Times

She has conjured up the Pharaonic funk and empyreal jazz of George Clinton and Sun Ra.

From New York Times