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metallic

[muh-tal-ik] / məˈtæl ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
suggestive of metal in sound
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The team also incorporated a second metallic layer designed to counteract unwanted electric fields.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

One of the messages was in Russian and included a link to a new Telegram account named "Hitcore", the logo of which is a metallic eagle emblazoned over the Russian tricolour flag.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Helplessness melts into righteous rage as you type some scathing retort, as loneliness gives way to the metallic taste of parasocial satisfaction as the likes and reposts flood in.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

The metallic clang of sharp claws should evoke mythic combat, not knife prep at a roast beef station.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

It looked like an oak; it was so old that its bark seemed almost metallic, silver-brown in the fading light.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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