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niblike en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From nib + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of the nib of a pen.
   • Tubular awls with niblike points (like a pen point) and made from bird bones or the leg bones of certain small mammals 1920, Bulletin, numbers 235-236, page 354:

Forms

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more niblike	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most niblike	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

niblike en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

From nibs + -like.

Meanings

1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Gentlemanly.
   • All my togs were so niblike and splash 1878, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, page 201:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more niblike	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most niblike	Degree=Sup		lexicographic