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leonine

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He was especially well groomed, whereas Nibbetts was at once leonine, rugged, and nearly shabby.

He was still bearded, still rather leonine, but he was better groomed than in those days in India.

In spite of a lingering unkemptness, he was indeed a fine object to view—massive and leonine.

But the marchioness, standing erect with a leonine boldness, fixed him to his place with a scornful look.

His untrimmed beard, his bent head with its leonine mane of iron-gray hair, lent him an almost patriarchal look.

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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to leonine, such as: big name, distinguished, esteemed, famed, high-ranking, and illustrious.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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