testudinal
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin testūdō + -in- + -al.
Adjective
[edit]testudinal (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to, tortoises.
- Resembling a tortoise.
- 2022, Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety, Doubleday, page 121:
- ‘Your nightclubs. What do you say?’ He blinked slowly, like a tortoise.
The clubs were worth twice that, at least. Another testudinal blink from Azzopardi.