calypsolike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English calypso Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English calypsolike From calypso + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling calypso music.
The band is called Let Freedom Swing, and in Thursday night’s early set it played […] a calypsolike “We Shall Overcome”; and a version of Herbie Hancock ’s strange bossa nova “I Have a Dream.”
2009 January 24, Ben Ratliff, “Jazz With a Mission, and a Groove”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more calypsolike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most calypsolike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |