gnomelike

English

Etymology

gnome +‎ -like

Adjective

gnomelike (comparative more gnomelike, superlative most gnomelike)

  1. Resembling a gnome.
    • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 17:
      It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure.

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