probelike

adj

adj

Etymology From probe + -like.

Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).

Stubby, fat and chunky, it is about three inches shorter than the standard armrests, which are probelike, jutting upward at just the right angle to slip unnoticed in the pocket of a trouser or coat as a person sits.2007 February 1, William Neuman, “A Trial Run for Train Armrests Without an Appetite for Clothes”, in New York Times:

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