Niblike

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of the nib of a pen.

    "Tubular awls with niblike points (like a pen point) and made from bird bones or the leg bones of certain small mammals"

  2. 2
    Gentlemanly. UK, obsolete, slang

    "All my togs were so niblike and splash"

Example

More examples

"Tubular awls with niblike points (like a pen point) and made from bird bones or the leg bones of certain small mammals"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From nib + -like.

Etymology 2

From nibs + -like.

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