Crossword clues for sphinxlike
sphinxlike
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sphinxlike
a. 1 like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. 2 mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance
Usage examples of "sphinxlike".
Two effigies of square-bearded men with fishtails instead of legs, crouched in a sphinxlike fashion on each side of the landing.
And between them and that sunset was a vast rock stretching out from a ponderous shore--a colossal stone lion, resting Sphinxlike, keeping its faith with the ages.
Its form was sphinxlike, but its head was neither that of a lion nor that of a man, but of some beast of prey with a long skull, round ears, and massive jaws.
Satterwaithe returned the gaze with a bland stare, saying much in a sphinxlike fashion.