carapacelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree substrateder.? Spanish carapachobor. French carapacebor. English carapace Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English carapacelike From carapace + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a carapace.
Then they become sashaying runway models and later giggling friends, eventually succeeded by a mysterious creature who is revealed to be a woman hidden in a carapacelike coat.
2007 October 15, Jennifer Dunning, “An Excursion in Butoh, From Stark to Slapstick”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more carapacelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most carapacelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |