Testudinal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to, tortoises. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Resembling a tortoise. not-comparable

    "‘Your nightclubs. What do you say?’ He blinked slowly, like a tortoise. The clubs were worth twice that, at least. Another testudinal blink from Azzopardi."

Synonyms

All synonyms
testudinarioustestudinarioustestudinatetestudinate

Example

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"‘Your nightclubs. What do you say?’ He blinked slowly, like a tortoise. The clubs were worth twice that, at least. Another testudinal blink from Azzopardi."

Etymology

From Latin testūdō + -in- + -al.

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