icelike en · ADJ
Etymology
From ice + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling ice.
It also revolves around a symbolic essential substance: in this case, a crystalline icelike material, mined from a meteor, that can awaken the power of speech in selected human hearts.
2007 April 15, Ken Kalfus, “They Had a Hammer”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more icelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most icelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |