Definitions
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
Word origin
From Latin metallicus, from metallum (“metal”), from Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon). Equivalent to metal + -ic.
Used in a sentence
“The Lethrblaka's blood, to Eragon's astonishment, was a metallic blue-green, not unlike the verdigris that forms on aged copper.”
“[…] and, lo ! a palace towering ſeems, / With Parian pillars and metallic beams.”
“These chemical distinctions then, to which we have referred, are quite independent of physical condition. For instance, amongst the most metallic of the metals is a gas.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Like iron or silver”8 letters
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