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Juggernautish

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English

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Etymology

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From Juggernaut +‎ -ish: worshippers of the religious idol of Juggernaut were said to throw themselves under the wheels of its chariot as sacrifices.

Adjective

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Juggernautish (comparative more Juggernautish, superlative most Juggernautish)

  1. Involving unstoppable progress, regardless of the damage it may cause.
    • 1973, Harold Melvin Hyman, A More Perfect Union, page 39:
      Decency required that secession and the Juggernautish western advance of slavery stop.