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tortoise-like en · ADJ

Etymology

From tortoise + -like.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tortoiselike.
   alt of tortoiselike
   • No. 320 finally drew into Paris one minute early, having run the 78.3 miles from Longueau in 65½min, inclusive of a permanent way slack and the usual tortoise-like progress from St. Denis. 1961 December, H. G. Ellison, P. G. Barlow, “Journey through France: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 749:

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