# vorpal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɔɹpl̩/

## Definitions
1. Sharp or deadly.
2. Having a special power making decapitation likely.

## Etymology
Coined by British author and scholar Lewis Carroll in the poem Jabberwocky to describe a sword, likely modeled after warp and vortex + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vorpal