gargoylelike

English

Etymology

From gargoyle +‎ -like.

Adjective

gargoylelike (comparative more gargoylelike, superlative most gargoylelike)

1. Like a gargoyle.
   • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 227:

     On the wall hung paintings of the djab—the devil—gargoylelike with protruding red tongues pierced by red dagger and lightning bolts […].

   • 2008, Andy Taylor, Wild Boy:

     The set was enormous, with lots of big scaffolds, and there was giant statue of a gargoyle-like character with a high forehead (which we joked looked a bit like Paul Berrow).