subjectlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From subject + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
The reason is that it is difficult to find imperatives which take a subjectlike oblique noun phrase.
2011, Toril Swan, Endre Mørck, Olaf Jansen, Language Change and Language Structure, page 171:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more subjectlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most subjectlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |