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-like

a suffixal use of like¹ in the formation of adjectives (childlike; lifelike), sometimes hyphenated.

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-like

—*suffix forming adjectives*
1.	resembling or similar to: lifelike; springlike
2.	having the characteristics of: childlike; ladylike

[from like¹ (prep)]

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