guitarlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Aramaic קיתרא (qīṯārā)bor. Arabic قِيثَارَة (qīṯāra)bor. Old Spanish guitarra Spanish guitarrabor. English guitar Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English guitarlike From guitar + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a guitar
His harmonica work has the breezy lightness and sensuality one would expect from a musician who spent several years with Slim Harpo, but he's also capable of a full-bodied tone, bending notes with a guitarlike intensity […].
1988 September 9, David Whiteis, “Stuff enough: Raful Neal and the bluesman's dilemma”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most guitarlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more guitarlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |