Centauresque

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having attributes like those of the mythical centaur.

    "More distrustful and irritable than ever, in this section, this watchdog character was to be obsessed with the centauresque likeness of my four boys."

  2. 2
    By extension, having the characteristics of two things combined together; hybridized; chimeric.

    "Message and method merge, centauresque, to assist him."

Example

More examples

"More distrustful and irritable than ever, in this section, this watchdog character was to be obsessed with the centauresque likeness of my four boys."

Etymology

From centaur + -esque.

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