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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

yurtlike en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈjɝːtlaɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˈjɜːtlaɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈjʊɹtlaɪk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From yurt + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a yurt.
    • Though I think that the closest I came to actually wearing felt was a yurtlike bathrobe with large red, cut-out and flocked tomatoes on its enormous pockets — a Christmas gift from my mother at the onset of my adolescence. 2009 May 1, Roberta Smith, “Humble Fabric Takes Center Stage”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most yurtlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more yurtlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

fi jurttamainen (of a yurt)