postcanine (B2)
adjective
Definition
postcanine means situated behind the canine teeth. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as postcanine.
A postcanine tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became postcanine after the announcement.
How to Use postcanine
- postcanine + noun (collocation)
- Use postcanine before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a postcanine reaction."
- become postcanine (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became postcanine near the end."
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