Dartlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a dart.; Resembling the movement of a thrown dart: swift and abrupt.

    "Near-synonym: darting"

  2. 2
    Resembling a dart.; Resembling a dart otherwise (for example, in shape and use).

    "dartlike projectiles"

Synonyms

All synonyms
darting

Example

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"The alto saxophonist Greg Osby has a brittle and dartlike style, well suited to exploratory post-bop or slippery free-funk."

Etymology

From dart + -like.

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