jetlike

English

Etymology

From jet +‎ -like.

Adjective

jetlike (comparative more jetlike, superlative most jetlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of jet (the precious stone).
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a jet (aircraft).
    • 1963 August, Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail‎[1], page 2:
      The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter.
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