vandálico

vandalistic

adjective bahn-DAH-lee-koh Rare

Origin: From 'Vandal', the Germanic people who sacked Rome in 455 CE, whose name became synonymous with wanton destruction.

Usage Note

Vandálico is a formal or journalistic adjective describing acts of deliberate destruction of property. It agrees in gender and number: acto vandálico (m), actitud vandálica (f). The related noun is vandalismo, and the person is vándalo/vándala. Although the word's origin is the Vandals of late antiquity, modern usage has nothing to do with that history — it simply means 'involving senseless destruction'.

Examples

"La policía investigó el acto vandálico."

Natural Translation

The police investigated the act of vandalism.

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