adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling or characteristic of a catapult.

   "Rumor once had it that Larry Poons used a catapultlike device to hurl paint onto upright canvases."

Example

More examples

"Rumor once had it that Larry Poons used a catapultlike device to hurl paint onto upright canvases."

Etymology

From catapult + -like.

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