metallic-looking
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4.7
- adjective
- /məˈtælɪk ˈlʊkɪŋ/
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apariencia metálica
- Mrs. DeSaye was a stout lady with bulging eyes and a metallic-looking blonde wig.
Examples
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She wore a dress that had a metallic-looking sheen, catching everyone's attention at the party.
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In its natural state, iron ore is a metallic-looking rock that usually has other types of nonmetallic rock clinging to it.
Academic text (2008) -
Techno-cityscapes, angular and metallic-looking, towers jutting up from the sea like knives.
Fiction book (1993) -
The artist used a metallic-looking paint to give the sculpture a modern feel.
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The car's metallic-looking finish sparkled under the sunlight as it drove down the street.
Synonyms
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4.3
Having the look or sound of a hard, shiny material used for coins
An object that looks like metal because of its color or shine
Having the look or feel of metal
Having a shiny surface like metal
A shiny color like metal, for example silver or gold
Having a shiny color like silver or gold
Having a slight metal shine or color on the surface
How Metallic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Metallic-looking comes from metal, meaning 'a hard, shiny material', plus the ending -ic, meaning 'like', and the word looking. So, it means 'having the look of metal', like a shiny coin or a metal spoon.