Meaning of Tarzan-like | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling the fictional character Tarzan.

Examples

“His massive chest is covered with a fine growth of hair that gives him a Tarzan-like appearance.”

“But also, there were parts that looked very dubious indeed—long, whirling discharges of words, unabsorbed in the novel, unrelated to the proper business of fiction, badly if not altogether unacceptable writing, raw gobs of emotion, aimless and quite meaningless jabber, claptrap, belches, grunts, and Tarzan-like screams.”

“I could have easily been in the Congo. Trees, Tarzan-like vines, creepy crawlies, spiders and more spiders.”

“European tour referee John Paramor came up with a pair of binoculars for Lane to try to see the ball. And when that did not work Joey Jones, a caddie who was watching at the time, clambered up the trunk and then ventured into the branches Tarzanlike in a valiant and daring attempt to help.”

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