branchlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English branch Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English branchlike From branch + -like.
Meanings
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resembling a branch of a tree
These roads, branchlike, divide and subdivide until they end in trails which finally tap a great hinterland inhabited by a scattered population.
1916, The Phi Delta Kappan, page 157:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more branchlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most branchlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |