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Vinony

-like

  1. suffix that combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe something as being similar to the thing referred to by the noun
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suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like 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”).

  1. Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).

    “Even at 13 years old, she still had a childlike voice.”

    “I saw the snake-like coils of the garden hose peeking out from under the deck.”

  2. Used to form adverbs from adjectives or nouns; alternative of -ly.

    “The Spanish speak machine-gun-like.”

    “Hah! Big, bad Punio. Listen to yourself! Trying to sound all important-like!”