Definition of Harpylike

1. Adjective. Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish. ¹

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Definition of Harpylike

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harpylike

harps
harpsichon
harpsichons
harpsichord
harpsichordist
harpsichordists
harpsichordlike
harpsichords
harpulla
harpullia
harpy
harpy bat
harpy eagle
harpy eagles
harpyish
harpylike (current term)
harquebus
harquebuse
harquebuses
harquebusier
harquebusiers
harquebusses
harquebuze
harquebuzes
harr
harrage
harraged
harrages
harraging
harras

Literary usage of Harpylike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"... but the impenitent thief is sometimes still alive, either cowering from the harpylike monster who keeps guard with outstretched claws over him, or, ..."

2. The History of Our Lord as Exemplified in Works of Art: With that of His by Jameson (Anna), Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake (1872)
"... but the impenitent thief is sometimes still alive, either cowering from the harpylike monster who keeps guard with outstretched claws over him, or, ..."

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