chantlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English chant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English chantlike From chant + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a chant.
In this context the chantlike elements of his “Psalom” came across with a ritualistic, almost Hebraic quality.
2007 October 25, Anthony Tommasini, “The Sonatasization of Philip Roth’s ‘Everyman’”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more chantlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most chantlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |