obelisklike en · ADJ
Etymology
From obelisk + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling an obelisk.
She just happens to have both in her dressing room, a personalized nook she has decorated with an Oriental theme: hanging paper lanterns, tiny colored lights and a pricey obelisklike lamp from a splurge downtown at the Pearl River shop.
2008 June 20, Robin Finn, “When Brush With Broadway Ends, She’ll Play On”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more obelisklike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most obelisklike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |