Lightninglike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of lightning.

    "Connecting the images is the oratorio’s Latin text in calligraphy, by Brody Neusenschwander, that scrolls up the screen sideways in lightninglike flashes that disappear almost in the blink of eye."

Example

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"Connecting the images is the oratorio’s Latin text in calligraphy, by Brody Neusenschwander, that scrolls up the screen sideways in lightninglike flashes that disappear almost in the blink of eye."

Etymology

From lightning + -like.

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