trancelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English trance Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English trancelike From trance + -like.
Meanings
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Having the characteristics of a trance.
He’d been so terrified by the look on his father’s face that he gasped, breaking the trancelike moment.
2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 159:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more trancelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most trancelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |