Tarzanesque

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1. Reminiscent of the fictional Tarzan; suggesting savage jungle life.

   It was too Tarzanesque for the apes.

   1937 April 24, Smith's Weekly, Sydney, page 10, column 2

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   That, taken in conjunction with my Tarzanesque agility, They constitute a clue to my athletic versatility.

   1933 December 27, Punch, London, page 712, column 1

   Ostensibly, [Edgar Rice] Burroughs wanted the simple, Tarzanesque life in Tarzana, far from the madding crowd. Yet as soon as he had taken possession of his estate, he expanded it to include a swimming pool, a ballroom, and a theater[…]

   1991, Kevin Starr, Material Dreams, page 75

   a Tarzanesque shout of exultation and triumph

   2002, Astrid M. Fellner, Articulating selves: contemporary Chicana self-representation

   The river crossing is a bit Tarzanesque – saltwater crocodiles occasionally lurk around the mouth of the river[…]

   2007, Simon Richmond, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, page 392