chimneylike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English chimney Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English chimneylike From chimney + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a chimney, especially in shape
“Some are tall and chimneylike, heroic cones,[…],” he said.
2009 January 28, Robin Pogrebin, “MoMA Award Goes to Architecture for an Economic Hangover”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most chimneylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more chimneylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |