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leonine

/ˌliəˈnaɪn/
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Other forms: leoninely

If you are leonine you resemble a lion in either good or bad ways.

Lions are both feared and loved. They are kings of the jungle, agile merciless majestic hunters. If you have leonine courage, you are as strong and brave as a lion. However, if you have a leonine mane, that might suggest that you're having a bad hair day.

Definitions of leonine
  1. adjective
    of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
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