cabinetlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English cabinet Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cabinetlike From cabinet + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a cabinet
His art and his story are like few others, and so is the museum’s inspired installation: a single, long corridor with cabinetlike rooms of paintings on either side and, at the very end, against a sea-green wall, a life-size doll with giant bat wings floating overhead.
2007 February 16, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cabinetlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cabinetlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |