minuetlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a minuet.

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Meanings

adjectiveminuetlike (comparative more minuetlike, superlative most minuetlike)

comparative more minuetlike · superlative most minuetlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a minuet.

    But in this case he has used a combination of sound and movement to strip a minuetlike dance down to a tribal, almost animalistic ritual while still leaving its mannered veneer intact.

    2008 January 11, Roberta Smith, “Face Time: Masks, Animal to Video”, in New York Times

Origin

From minuet + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

minuetlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minuetlike

MLA

“minuetlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minuetlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minuetlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minuetlike.

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