Pharaonic

US: (fâr′ā on′ik, far′-)

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Phar•a•on•ic  (fâr′ā on′ik, far′-), adj. 

1. (sometimes l.c.) of or like a Pharaoh:
   living in Pharaonic splendor.
2. (usually l.c.) impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.:
   a construction project of pharaonic proportions.
3. (l.c.) cruelly oppressive;
   tyrannical:
   pharaonic tax laws.

• Greek Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaó̄ pharaoh) + -ic
• 1850–55