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Like eels (9 letter answer)
The Answer
ELONGATED
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The answer ELONGATED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
ELONGATE as a verb:
1. (elongate, stretch) = make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
ELONGATED as an adjective:
1. (elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged) = drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
2. (elongate, elongated) = having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"