Entry: pirouettic (adj.)
In context: "Pacing gradually faster, the turns becoming pirouettic."
Definition: From pirouette (n. / v.):
Dressage. A full circle move by a horse pivoting on a hind leg while walking or cantering.
and
An act of spinning round on one foot or on the points of the toes, as performed by a ballet dancer, etc. Also more generally: a rapid whirl of the body.
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 459
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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