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tortoiselike

tortoiselike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried.

Adjective

tortoiselike (comparative more tortoiselike, superlative most tortoiselike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried
    • With a bland touch and tortoiselike patience, he recorded arrangements of one or more bodies in drowsy repose surrounded by rugs, blankets and furniture.2009 January 7, Ken Johnson, “It Is What It Is: Portraits of the Human Figure”, in New York Times

Antonyms of tortoiselike

Forms of tortoiselike

comparativemore tortoiselike
superlativemost tortoiselike
alternative formtortoise-like

Origin of tortoiselike

From tortoise + -like.

Questions about tortoiselike

What does tortoiselike mean?
Tortoiselike means resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried.
What part of speech is tortoiselike?
Tortoiselike is an adjective.

Words near tortoiselike in the dictionary

  1. tortoise-like
  2. tortoise-shell
  3. tortoise-shell bamboo
  4. tortoise-shell bamboos
  5. tortoise-shells
  6. tortoiselike
  7. tortoises
  8. tortoiseshell
  9. tortoiseshell bracket
  10. tortoiseshell brackets
  11. tortoiseshell cat

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