Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a finger, especially in shape

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  • adjective resembling a finger

Etymologies

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finger +‎ -like

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Examples

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • She resisted fear as the dragon flexed its fingerlike toes and police cars arrived surrounding the area.

    Arcana Magi Rush H-M Brown 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • The impact bent the dragon's fingerlike claws back, and the screeching sound of the spell rattled its ears.

    Arcana Magi Rush H-M Brown 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • He had no trouble recalling his appearance, though: a roughly cylindrical body nearly two meters tall, tapering slightly in the middle almost like an hourglass, colored a rich green, with a row of fingerlike tentacles a third of the way up, and a second row of longer, wider tentacles a third of the way down.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

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