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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

drumlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English drum Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English drumlike From drum + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape
    • The next ambient effect came with the drumlike, thudding heels of a toddler in the audience, who drew close to his mother when the tongue wagging started. 2007 November 15, Jennifer Dunning, “Brooklyn Butoh, With Surprise Guest Stars”, in New York Times:

Forms

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more drumlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most drumlike Degree=Sup lexicographic