Entry: tektitic (adj.)
In context: "The inappropriate found objects have had a tektitic and sinister aspect: none of the cheery odor of pranksterism; they're not funny. To varying degrees they've given everyone the fantods."
Definition: Can't find tektitic, but tektite (n.): One of the small, roundish, glassy bodies of unknown origin that occur scattered over various parts of the earth.
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Page: 632
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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