podlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English pod Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English podlike From pod + -like.
Meanings
- Resembling a pod.
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Resembling a pod person.
Marti must contend with a remote stepmother, podlike to begin with, and has to destroy the vegetative incarnations of her father and brother.
2007 August 12, Dennis Lim, “Same Old Aliens, but New Neuroses”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most podlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more podlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |