Achillean

adjective

Achil·​le·​an ¦a-kə-¦lē-ən 

ə-ˈki-lē-

: like Achilles (as in strength, invincibility, or moody and resentful wrath)

Word History

Etymology

Achilles, hero of Homer's Iliad (from Latin, from Greek Achilleus) + English -an

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

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