Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of an assassin.

Etymologies

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assassin +‎ -like

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Examples

  • But the Healing had tired Aubri considerably, and the easing of some of his pain had only left an opening for his exhaustion to move in, assassinlike, to strike him down.

    The Black Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1994

  • In the shadows Hawker's expression seemed assassinlike.

    The Third Violet Stephen Crane 1885

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