pharaonically

adv

pharaonically

adv

Etymology From pharaonic + -ally.

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In a pharaonic fashion (especially of female circumcision by infibulation).

  • The entranceway to Tomb 19 had been cut in ancient times through a rock spur, with a gently downward-sloping ramp and vertical sides approaching a square door that had three decorated jambs. In many ways it resembles a modern single-car garage, but with a high ceiling and pharaonically painted walls.2010, Donald P Ryan, Beneath the sands of Egypt: adventures of an unconventional archaeologist, page 16:

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