Gorgonlike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of a gorgon.
"When Wilde originally wrote Earnest he never intended Lady Bracknell to be quite so gorgonlike. She became the stereotyped domineering and antagonistic mother-in-law in George Alexander's "reworked" version."
Example
More examples"When Wilde originally wrote Earnest he never intended Lady Bracknell to be quite so gorgonlike. She became the stereotyped domineering and antagonistic mother-in-law in George Alexander's "reworked" version."
Etymology
From gorgon + -like.
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