candelabrumlike
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a candelabrum.
Example Sentences
- "And now I took the Sixth Avenue El to Twenty-third Street, walked a block east to the intersection of Broadway and Fifth, and out in the street, protected by a marvelous candelabrumlike streetlamp—Why was it ever removed?—I set my camera on the rim of a large horse-trough, and took this time exposure to eliminate the heavy street traffic."
- "Figures have been introduced around a central candelabrumlike structure to add decorative interest to this pilaster."
- "Also referred to as walking stick cholla, it is an arborescent cactus with a short woody trunk and many erect candelabrumlike branches."
Etymology
From candelabrum + -like.