pyramidical

[ pir-uh-mid-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. pyramidal.

Other Words From

• pyr·a·mid·i·cal·ly adverb
• sub·pyr·a·mid·ic adjective
• sub·pyr·a·mid·i·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyramidical¹

1615–25; < Greek pȳramidik ( ós ) of a pyramid ( pȳramid-, stem of pȳramís pyramid + -ikos -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

They are churning out large numbers of pyramidical concrete blocks, known as “dragon’s teeth,” to impede Ukraine’s fast-moving military vehicles.

From Washington Times

“We have a very pyramidical, hierarchical management style in France,” Chardin says.

From Time

It's a pretty pyramidical structure and by the time you're in your mid-30s there's nowhere to go in the bank and you move elsewhere.

From The Guardian

Surrounded by a group of dominoes stood the kind Don Feliciano Gomez, whose shining, bald, pyramidical head overtopped the circle of ladies around him as they cracked their insufferable jokes, which sometimes bordered on insults.

From Project Gutenberg

It is wholly an artificial hill, somewhat pyramidical in shape, and 170 feet in height.

From Project Gutenberg