pokerlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From poker + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a poker (metal rod).
An animal caught off balance at the onset may fall to the ground with limbs fixed pokerlike in extension...
1962, James Robert Maitland Innes, Leon Z Saunders, Comparative neuropathology:
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Resembling or characteristic of the card game of poker.
The original Battlestar Galactica featured triad, a basketball/football hybrid; pyramid, a pokerlike game; and pets […]
2008, Tiffany Potter, C W Marshall, Cylons in America: critical studies in Battlestar Galactica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pokerlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| poker-like | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most pokerlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |