Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling an arm (limb) or some aspect of one.

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  • adjective resembling an arm

Etymologies

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arm +‎ -like

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Examples

  • A snake observes Death from below; above hovers an armlike cloud reaching out to pluck the rider from his seat.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • A snake observes Death from below; above hovers an armlike cloud reaching out to pluck the rider from his seat.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • The gnarled bough of a tree reached armlike over the wall.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • The gnarled bough of a tree reached armlike over the wall.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • The gnarled bough of a tree reached armlike over the wall.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • The gnarled bough of a tree reached armlike over the wall.

    The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009

  • A little bird told us that you were selling some beaucoup cannabis, and so, he said, bowing a bit and making a regal gesture with a sweep of his armlike, I thought the guy must have been totally stonedwe thought we might be able to avail ourselves of your resources, and to pay you well for them.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • The gnarled bough of a tree reached armlike over the wall.

    Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008

  • A little bird told us that you were selling some beaucoup cannabis, and so, he said, bowing a bit and making a regal gesture with a sweep of his armlike, I thought the guy must have been totally stonedwe thought we might be able to avail ourselves of your resources, and to pay you well for them.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

  • A little bird told us that you were selling some beaucoup cannabis, and so, he said, bowing a bit and making a regal gesture with a sweep of his armlike, I thought the guy must have been totally stonedwe thought we might be able to avail ourselves of your resources, and to pay you well for them.

    Dark Dude Oscar Hijuelos 2008

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