sphinxlike

/ (ˈsfɪŋksˌlaɪk) /

adjective

like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable

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sphingomyelin lipidosis, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase, sphingosine, sphinx, sphinx moth, sphinxlike, sphragistic, sphragistics, sphygmic, sphygmic interval, sphygmo-

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Examples from the Web for sphinxlike

His face, human till now, took on its familiar, sphinxlike look.
The Girl in the Mirror|Elizabeth Garver Jordan
Katherine for once took up the gauntlet, while one of her sphinxlike smiles hovered about her mouth.
The Career of Katherine Bush|Elinor Glyn
No wonder he “crouches in sphinxlike silence 199 on the curbstone.”
The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance|Paul Elmer More
The doctor sat with one leg crossed, smoking a cigarette, his expression sardonic, sphinxlike.
A Man to His Mate|J. Allan Dunn

The sphinxlike smile hovered round Katherine's mouth; it was enigmatic and horribly tantalizing.
The Career of Katherine Bush|Elinor Glyn