Sharkishly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a sharkish manner.

    "There are worse things to see at the multiplex than Ms. McAdams playing a tough cookie standing by her man, or Mr. Whitaker speaking hard truths over a glass of whiskey or a battered Bible, or 50 Cent smiling sharkishly in a beautiful suit."

Example

More examples

"There are worse things to see at the multiplex than Ms. McAdams playing a tough cookie standing by her man, or Mr. Whitaker speaking hard truths over a glass of whiskey or a battered Bible, or 50 Cent smiling sharkishly in a beautiful suit."

Etymology

From sharkish + -ly.

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