Meanings
adjectivejigsawlike (comparative more jigsawlike, superlative most jigsawlike)
comparative more jigsawlike · superlative most jigsawlike
- Resembling a jigsaw puzzle in form or complexity
In this detailed, jigsawlike procedural, which cracks open the unsolved case of the symbol-mad killer who taunted and terrorized the Bay Area in the late '60s and early '70s, the thrill and confusion of the chase gives way to the slow burn and the haunting clarity of defeat.
2009 January 2, Dennis Lim, “Journey of a Director, From Night Creature to Tender Time Traveler”, in New York Times
Origin
- Englishjigsaw
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishjigsawlike
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APA
jigsawlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jigsawlike
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Chicago
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