pyramidical

American  

[pir-uh-mid-i-kuhl] / ˌpɪr əˈmɪd ɪ kəl /

Also pyramidic

adjective

1. pyramidal.

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Other Word Forms

• pyramidically adverb
• subpyramidic adjective
• subpyramidical adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyramidical

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 • Jan. 18, 2023

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 • May 23, 2013

The whole building ran up in rather a pyramidical form, on the summit of which was the small tower with the idols.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

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

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

There are many of these idol houses, both large and small, which are ordinarily constructed in a pyramidical form, like little hills, sugar-loaves or bells, some of them being as high as an ordinary steeple.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert