What does spylike mean?
Spylike means Resembling or characteristic of a spy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a spy..
[…] he looked an officer and a gentleman, though he had been engaged so long in plots, counterplots, intrigues, and conspiracies that a sort of spylike expression had come into his face.
Use spylike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spylike means Resembling or characteristic of a spy..
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[…] he looked an officer and a gentleman, though he had been engaged so long in plots, counterplots, intrigues, and conspiracies that a sort of spylike expression had come into his face.
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