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Adjective
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vicelike
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vise
+
-like
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viselike
(
comparative
more
viselike
,
superlative
most
viselike
)
Extremely
strong
or
tight
, like the grip of a
vise
.
2009
January 9, Nate Chinen, “Jazz Listings”, in
New York Times
[1]
:
What they share, apart from their Texas roots, is a
viselike
grasp of hard-bop fundamentals and an easy affinity for funk.
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