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cavemanlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From caveman + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or relating to cavemen.
    • Here books are the subject of a bizarre, cavemanlike ritual, as six semi-naked men squat together in a circle on top of piles of books, grinning like village idiots. 2007 January 5, Bridget L. Goodbody, “Defending the Printed Page as the New China Stirred”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most cavemanlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cavemanlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

cavemanly · cavemannish · cavemanny