depressionlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English depression Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English depressionlike From depression + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a depression
El Centro has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, a depressionlike 22.6 percent.
2009 March 4, David Leonhardt, “Job Losses Show Breadth of a Recession”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most depressionlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more depressionlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |