Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling an ax.

Etymologies

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ax +‎ -like

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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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