Cannibal'istically
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cannibalism (ˈkænɪbəˌlɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of eating human flesh or the flesh of one's own kind |
| 2. | savage and inhuman cruelty |
| cannibal'istic | |
| —adj | |
| cannibal'istically | |
| —adv | |
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Cannibal'istically
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