Definitions
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- adjective
Like asphinx , or like that of a sphinx. - adjective
Mysterious ;scheming ; having a deceptive outward appearance
Etymologies
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Examples
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The girl said nothing . . . just kept staring at him with a small, sphinxlike grin.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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The girl said nothing . . . just kept staring at him with a small, sphinxlike grin.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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The girl said nothing . . . just kept staring at him with a small, sphinxlike grin.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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Kennedy stood sphinxlike, refusing to yield her position.
American Assassin Vince Flynn 2010
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The girl said nothing . . . just kept staring at him with a small, sphinxlike grin.
The Half Life Jennifer Weiner 2010
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A woman in a striped robe stands at the table, her back hunched in stony reverie; Bonnard renders her monumental, sphinxlike.
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Anna Wintour and her Chanel sunglasses ruled sphinxlike in the front row.
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008
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Anna Wintour and her Chanel sunglasses ruled sphinxlike in the front row.
Holly Would Dream Karen Quinn 2008
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As for Gore, he's maintaining his sphinxlike silence.
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Pepsi stretches out into a sphinxlike position, with his backside up in the air and his front legs stretched forward.
Rescuing Sprite Mark R. Levin 2007
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