Gnomelike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a gnome.

    "It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure."

Example

More examples

"It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure."

Etymology

From gnome + -like.

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