ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Whiplike

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Whiplike is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a whip; long, thin, and flexible, or flagellatory.

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of a whip; long, thin, and flexible, or flagellatory.

Example Sentences

"I wanted the regular announcement of the blocks as they come along to have the whiplike quality of time," says the poetic dramatist, who as an author having his most complex play tried out for only three weeks prior to its Broadway opening is supremely conscious of the flagellative relentlessness of clock and calendar.

Synonyms for whiplike

Depending on context, synonyms include whippy, flagellate, flagellated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flagellate, flagellated, whippy, whipcordy, flaillike, lashlike.

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