tortoise-like , the free dictionary

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tortoise +‎ -like.

Adjective[edit]

tortoise-like (comparative more tortoise-like, superlative most tortoise-like)

1. Alternative form of tortoiselike.
   • 1961 December, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 749:

     No. 320 finally drew into Paris one minute early, having run the 78.3 miles from Longueau in 65½min, inclusive of a permanent way slack and the usual tortoise-like progress from St. Denis.

References[edit]

• “tortoise-like”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.