Viselike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Extremely strong or tight, like the grip of a vise.

    "What they share, apart from their Texas roots, is a viselike grasp of hard-bop fundamentals and an easy affinity for funk."

Adjective
  1. 1
    clamped as in a vise wordnet

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Example

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"What they share, apart from their Texas roots, is a viselike grasp of hard-bop fundamentals and an easy affinity for funk."

Etymology

From vise + -like.

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