Napoleonic

adjective

Na·​po·​le·​on·​ic nə¦pōlē¦änik 

-nēk

: of, relating to, or resembling Napoleon I

Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic in loyalty to his family and early acquaintances

—E. S. Bates

Napoleonic ambitions

napoleonically

-nə̇k(ə)lē, 

-nēk-, 

-li

adverb often capitalized

Word History

Etymology

Napoleon I †1821 + English -ic

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Rhymes for Napoleonic

• architectonic
• neoplatonic
• pathognomonic
• postganglionic
• preganglionic
• stereophonic
• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic