-like

Meaning

  1. Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).
  2. Used to form adverbs from adjectives or nouns; alternative of -ly.

Synonyms

similar to

-colored

-looking

-looked

-shaped

Etymology

From Middle English -like, -lik, from Middle English like, lik (“same, similar, alike”), from Old English ġelīc and Old Norse líkr (“same, similar, alike”). Reinforced by like (preposition). Doublet of -ly. Compare also Dutch -lijk (“-ly, -like”).

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