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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

koanlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From koan + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a koan: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.
    • There is a koanlike suggestiveness to it all. 2007 January 23, Dinitia Smith, “A Career in Letters, 50 Years and Counting”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most koanlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more koanlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic