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thesauruslike en · ADJ

Etymology

From thesaurus + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a thesaurus.
   • The thesauruslike nature of substitution explains why many stutterers boast large vocabularies. But it also makes for a lot of restaurant meals they’d rather not eat, coffee orders they’d rather not drink and disappointments they’d rather not reap. 2012 March 17, Xazmin Garza, “Program helps speakers stop stammers, get words flowing”, in Las Vegas Review-Journal:
   • "It's exciting to play this writer who has a thesauruslike mind. There aren't a lot of contemporary plays with language this poetic and rich." 2013 March 26, Michael Grossberg, “Actor a gem in 'Tiffany's'”, in The Columbus Dispatch:

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