igloolike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo)bor. English igloo Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English igloolike From igloo + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling an igloo
[…] they celebrated by kissing under a favorite old maple tree that overhangs a Boulder sidewalk, creating an igloolike enclosure.
2009 January 18, Lois Smith Brady, “Beth Leachman and Josh Gadbaw”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more igloolike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most igloolike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |