Tarzanic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of, or befitting, the fictional character Tarzan; suggesting savage jungle life.

    "Yet Jazbo, the leading man, and Oomplatz, his philosophic friend, who are popping about from chair to chair and from divan to settee, making strange Tarzanic noises the while, will win all the admiration of the audiences."

Example

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"Yet Jazbo, the leading man, and Oomplatz, his philosophic friend, who are popping about from chair to chair and from divan to settee, making strange Tarzanic noises the while, will win all the admiration of the audiences."

Etymology

From Tarzan + -ic.

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