sphinxlike

English

Etymology

From sphinx +‎ -like.

Adjective

sphinxlike (comparative more sphinxlike, superlative most sphinxlike)

1. Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion
   • 2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool”, in National Geographic Magazine‎^[1]:

     they get together in the dry riverbed. He writhes over her for a minute or two as she sits sphinxlike, dignified, head straight in the air.

2. Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance