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spalike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English spa Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English spalike From spa + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling a spa.
   • Lower-cost B.B.L.s have created a market for similarly priced postoperative care. These are not the relaxing, spalike havens like the ones that serve wealthier clientele. 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine:
   • The only place to sleep is in the master bedroom suite, with its spalike bathroom of Port Orford cedar. 2007 April 1, Fred A. Bernstein, “Sand Box”, in New York Times:

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