Resembling a bolt in appearance, speed, or manner; moving with the sudden quickness of a lightning bolt.
Compound of 'bolt' and the English suffix '-like' (meaning resembling). A descriptive formation that has been in informal use for centuries to describe bolt-like movement or appearance.
Describing something as 'boltlike' perfectly captures the physics of lightning—a bolt of lightning travels at about 270,000 miles per hour, faster than most people can consciously perceive, which is why the metaphor feels so accurate.
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