minuetlike

English

Etymology

From minuet +‎ -like.

Adjective

minuetlike (comparative more minuetlike, superlative most minuetlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a minuet.
    • 2008 January 11, Roberta Smith, “Face Time: Masks, Animal to Video”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      But in this case he has used a combination of sound and movement to strip a minuetlike dance down to a tribal, almost animalistic ritual while still leaving its mannered veneer intact.
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