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- adjective Resembling a
gangster or some aspect of one;criminal ,ruthless , etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"gangsterlike" behavior, according to diplomats in the meeting.
NYT > Home Page By SHARON LAFRANIERE 2010
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Remember, a businessman will never take a gangsterlike woman to a business event.
How to Duck a Suckah Big Boom 2008
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The priest's husky voice was gangsterlike in its reference points, its clipped assurance.
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The priest's husky voice was gangsterlike in its reference points, its clipped assurance.
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As Louis Farrakhan related, Brother Malcolm had a gangsterlike past.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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As Louis Farrakhan related, Brother Malcolm had a gangsterlike past.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Or the gangsterlike Nazi inspector played by the fantastic Alexander Granach, who appeared in Murnau's
NYT > Home Page By MANOHLA DARGIS 2011
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After the unanimous vote on Resolution 1718, the DPRK delegate said that they “totally reject” the resolution, calling the Security Council’s action “gangsterlike” and “coercive,” and accused the United States of having “manipulated” the Council.
Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007
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After the unanimous vote on Resolution 1718, the DPRK delegate said that they “totally reject” the resolution, calling the Security Council’s action “gangsterlike” and “coercive,” and accused the United States of having “manipulated” the Council.
Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007
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After the unanimous vote on Resolution 1718, the DPRK delegate said that they “totally reject” the resolution, calling the Security Council’s action “gangsterlike” and “coercive,” and accused the United States of having “manipulated” the Council.
Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007
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