cavelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English cave Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cavelike From cave + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a cave
My son and I got to escape our cavelike apartment.
2007 March 25, Sarah Shey, “Her Ride to Nowhere”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most cavelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more cavelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |