Definitions
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- adjective Resembling an
ax .
Etymologies
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ax + -like
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Examples
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If you have a frozen sea inside you, please do not use this book in an axlike manner to break it apart.
Going Mutant Dr. Barry Leed 2010
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For an instant he had the impression of a top hat, of white tie and tails, of a jauntiness, and then he saw that the creature was a rat that walked erect, with sleek, dark fur covering its body and a sharp, axlike rodent face.
Way Station Simak, Clifford D., 1904- 1963
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