Citations:bulllike

English citations of bulllike

Adjective

1. Similar to or resembling a bull.
   • 1973. J. A. B. van Buitenen (tr.). The Mahābhārata: Book 1: The Book of the Beginning. Page 314:

     So these bulllike men queried the brahmin, O king, and he told them the entire story of the birth of Draupadí.

   • 1997. Solzhenit︠s︡yn, Aleksandr Isaevich. The First Circle. Page 101:

     ...he would bow his bulllike head at the office door not knowing whether he would be straightening up again in another hour...

   • 1998. Colter, Cyrus. City of Light. page 387:

     ...the bulllike structure of his body, that made her so sure, even early on, that it was he.

Adverb

1. Acting in a manner similar to a bull.
   • 2005. Gaiter, Leonce. Bourbon Street. Page 56:

     Hannah strode bulllike toward the table, and Stacy knew her missive had had the intended effect.