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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Tomás de Torquemada (1420–1498), prominent leader of the Spanish Inquisition.

Etymologies

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Torquemada +‎ -an

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Examples

  • It's a pineapple, but it might as well be part of the Predator's Torquemadan arsenal or Ellen Ripley's next generation human-botanical-alien hybrid.

    Archive 2005-10-01 2005

  • It's a pineapple, but it might as well be part of the Predator's Torquemadan arsenal or Ellen Ripley's next generation human-botanical-alien hybrid.

    Botanical Wunderkammer 2005

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