packlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From pack + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a pack (in various senses).
Moreover, bankers and investors say, the strategies employed tend to be not only duplicable but broadly followed — the result being a packlike tendency that has helped increase market volatility and, for some hedge funds, has led to losses in the last month.
2007 August 13, Landon Thomas Jr., “Pack Mentality Among Hedge Funds Fuels Market Volatility”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most packlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more packlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |