Alligatory

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of an alligator. rare

    "female with alligator in her chignon. “You will perceive at once, from this sketch, that one of two things must be admitted—either that the wearer imparted the alligatory character to the parasites in the chignon, or acquired it from them."

Synonyms

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alligatorlike

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"female with alligator in her chignon. “You will perceive at once, from this sketch, that one of two things must be admitted—either that the wearer imparted the alligatory character to the parasites in the chignon, or acquired it from them."

Etymology

From alligator + -y.

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