skewerlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

skewer +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

skewerlike (comparative more skewerlike, superlative most skewerlike)

  1. Like a skewer; long, thin, and sharp.
    • 1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Markheim:
      The long, skewerlike dagger flashed and fell. The dealer struggled like a hen, striking his temple on the shelf, and then tumbled on the floor in a heap.
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