Crocodiley

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a crocodile. informal

    "“Incongruous, but there you are,” Finlay added, giving Norma one of his crocodile smiles which had become even more crocodiley since he’d acquired an eye patch."

  2. 2
    Of a body of water: inhabited by or typical of crocodiles. informal

    "I went in for this remembering that I had been informed that there were very nasty crocodiles on the island, and that I had got to get past the mouth of that largest river—as crocodiley-looking a spot as you could wish for, if you had a gun."

Synonyms

All synonyms
crocodilelike

Example

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"“Incongruous, but there you are,” Finlay added, giving Norma one of his crocodile smiles which had become even more crocodiley since he’d acquired an eye patch."

Etymology

From crocodile + -y.

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