skewerlike

English

Etymology

From skewer +‎ -like.

Adjective

skewerlike (comparative more skewerlike, superlative most skewerlike)

1. Like a skewer; long, thin, and sharp.
   • 1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Markheim:

     The long, skewerlike dagger flashed and fell. The dealer struggled like a hen, striking his temple on the shelf, and then tumbled on the floor in a heap.