Fuselike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a fuse.

    "While it allays the patient's pain and the physician's anxiety, the fuselike appendix smoulders."

Example

More examples

"While it allays the patient's pain and the physician's anxiety, the fuselike appendix smoulders."

Etymology

From fuse + -like.

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