gladiatorial

[glad-ee-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

glad·i·a·to·ri·al

[glad-ee-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]
adjective
of or pertaining to gladiators or to their combats.

Origin:
1745–55; < Latin gladiātōri(us) (see gladiator, -tory1) + -al1
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Gladiatorial has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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gladiatorial (ˌɡlædɪəˈtɔːrɪəl)
 
adj
of, characteristic of, or relating to gladiators, combat, etc

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