haillike en · ADJ
Etymology
From hail + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of hail (the weather phenomenon).
It was a gusty, rainy day, and the rolling white and grey clouds and the lines of haillike lances rode down the sky like a charge.
1908, Eric Parker, Highways and byways in Surrey:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more haillike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most haillike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |