spylike en · ADJ
Etymology
From spy + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a spy.
[…] he looked an officer and a gentleman, though he had been engaged so long in plots, counterplots, intrigues, and conspiracies that a sort of spylike expression had come into his face.
1966, Mary Colum, Life and the dream:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more spylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most spylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |