WHIPLIKE

flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like

(adjective) having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

whiplike (comparative more whiplike, superlative most whiplike)

Resembling a whip or some aspect of one; long, thin, and flexible, or flagellatory.

Synonyms

• whippy

Source: Wiktionary



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SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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