What does bustlike mean?
Bustlike means Resembling or characteristic of a bust..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a bust..
Her lips were not wont to be so cold and white when kissed in that glen-bower; not so moveless and bustlike her bosom.
A 1787 Gainsborough shows the painter looking forward, elegantly attired, with an oval shape around the bustlike pose that could well be the frame of a mirror.
Use bustlike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bustlike means Resembling or characteristic of a bust..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Her lips were not wont to be so cold and white when kissed in that glen-bower; not so moveless and bustlike her bosom.
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