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enemylike en · ADJ

Etymology

From enemy + -like.

Meanings

  1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of an enemy; unfriendly; hostile.
    • A friendlike hero or protagonist emerges in the former condition, an enemylike villain or antagonist in the latter. 2000, Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer, Media Entertainment: The Psychology of Its Appeal - Page 36:
    • A should then categorize C as “enemy”, and exhibit enemy-like behavior towards C. 2009, Complexity Perspectives in Innovation and Social Change - Page 57

Forms

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enemy-like alternative lexicographic
more enemylike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most enemylike Degree=Sup lexicographic