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Meaning of tortoiselike | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of a tortoise; thus frequently slow or unhurried

Examples

“With a bland touch and tortoiselike patience, he recorded arrangements of one or more bodies in drowsy repose surrounded by rugs, blankets and furniture.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

tortoiseshell Tortolan Tortolian tortulous tortuose tortuous