gazellelike

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English

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Etymology

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From gazelle +‎ -like.

Adjective

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gazellelike (comparative more gazellelike, superlative most gazellelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a gazelle.
    • 2007 November 5, Alastair Macaulay, “Turning 50 With Wit and Youthful Vigor to Spare (So Who Needs Gimmicks?)”, in New York Times[1]:
      The second-cast Ms. Pastastico was the first woman I had seen dance this solo; with her gazellelike jump, she was also the most exciting since Mr Parsons himself in the 1980s.