Mittenlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling mittens

    "But the doctors had to amputate the top bone of the two bones in each thumb and the top two of the three bones in each of the other eight fingers, leaving her with mittenlike hands."

Example

More examples

"But the doctors had to amputate the top bone of the two bones in each thumb and the top two of the three bones in each of the other eight fingers, leaving her with mittenlike hands."

Etymology

From mitten + -like.

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