robotlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Czech robota Czech robota Czech robotbor. English robot Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English robotlike From robot + -like.
Meanings
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Having some similarity to a robot.
Italian authorities say they are planning to use “sophisticated robotlike equipment” to help rescuers find the bodies of seven people still missing in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia cruise liner.
2012 March 13, Leila Merrill, “Robotlike equipment to aid search for 7 missing in shipwreck”, in The Dallas Morning News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most robotlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more robotlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |