rushlike

An obsolete adjective meaning resembling or characteristic of rushes (the plant), often used to describe something that is thin, weak, or insubstantial.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant semblable au jonc ou caractéristique de cette plante, souvent utilisé pour décrire quelque chose de fin, faible ou insignifiant.

1. Resembling a rush plant C2 formal

   Having the appearance, texture, or characteristics of a rush or sedge plant, typically slender, stiff, and often hollow-stemmed.

   • The plant had rushlike leaves that grew in dense clumps.
   • The artist used rushlike strokes to create a textured effect in the painting.
   • The marsh was filled with rushlike vegetation, swaying in the wind.

   🇫🇷Qui ressemble à un jonc

   Synonymes: rushy