vorpal
adjUS /ˈvɔɹpl̩/ · UK /ˈvɔːpl̩/
Etymology Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al.
1
Sharp or deadly.
2
Of a blade Having a special power making decapitation likely.
Roleplaying games
- Derived terms
- vorpalize