Tortoiselike

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried

    "With a bland touch and tortoiselike patience, he recorded arrangements of one or more bodies in drowsy repose surrounded by rugs, blankets and furniture."

Synonyms

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amblingcautiouscircumspectcrawlingcreepingdeliberate

Example

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"With a bland touch and tortoiselike patience, he recorded arrangements of one or more bodies in drowsy repose surrounded by rugs, blankets and furniture."

Etymology

From tortoise + -like.

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