missilelike en · ADJ
Etymology
From missile + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a missile.
Frozen on the distant movie screen is an airplane that points, missilelike, toward the passing train.
2007 December 30, Ken Johnson, “A Happy Accident, Carefully Planned”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more missilelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most missilelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |