viselike

English

Alternative forms

• vicelike

Etymology

vise +‎ -like

Adjective

viselike (comparative more viselike, superlative most viselike)

1. 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.