locustianadj.
/ləʊˈkʌstɪən/, U.S. /ˌloʊˈkəstʃ(ə)n/ Somewhat rare.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a locust or locusts.
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a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo ix, in Wks. (1721) III. 270 Thus at his Tail he has a Scorpion's Sting, Deadly, like that of the Locustian King.
?1795 C. F. Triebner Christian's Scriptural Guide iv. 19 Millions know no more of the Bible but what they have read in Voltaire, or other locustian authors, who eat up the substance of Religion.
1846 D. W. Pughe Hist. Sketch Harlech Castle 22 The remedial measures to be adopted to counteract this locustian vapour were, he says, ‘to cover their hay and corn with wormwood’..&c.
1904 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington Jan. 48 1st stage nymph. Head long and typically locustian.
1966 Arts & Archit. Jan. 41 We live in a locustian society plagued by things that descend on us in daily superfluity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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