scissorlike

[ siz-er-lahyk ]

adjective
  1. like scissors; moving, operating, or crossing in a manner suggesting the blades of scissors.

Origin of scissorlike

1
First recorded in 1865–70; scissor(s) + -like

Words Nearby scissorlike

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How to use scissorlike in a sentence

  • "Hirst," said Hewet, pointing at the scissorlike shadow; he then rolled round to look up at them.

    The Voyage Out | Virginia Woolf