cronelike en · ADJ
Etymology
From crone + -like.
Meanings
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Like a crone; old and withered.
He had come to town as a child with the old woman who had adopted him, a cronelike granny straight from a storybook.
2009 September 13, Caryn James, “Ethnic Cleansers”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cronelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cronelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |