sabrelike en · ADJ
Etymology
From sabre + -like.
Meanings
-
resembling a sabre
ABOUT 15 years ago I witnessed a 500-pound bluefin flown in from Montauk fetch $50,000 wholesale and watched it being cut with a lengthy sabrelike steel blade into tapering vertical quarters.
2007 November 18, Mimi Sheraton, “Markets as Both Feast and Spectacle”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sabrelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sabrelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |