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barrierlike

barrierlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a barrier.

Adjective

barrierlike (comparative more barrierlike, superlative most barrierlike)

  1. resembling or characteristic of a barrier
    • (In the catalog, she makes a provocative comparison with Richard Serra’s barrierlike sculptures.)2007 April 14, Holland Cotter, “Snap Judgments of Israel, More Than Words Can Say”, in New York Times

Forms of barrierlike

comparativemore barrierlike
superlativemost barrierlike
alternative formbarrier-like

Origin of barrierlike

From barrier + -like.

Questions about barrierlike

What does barrierlike mean?
Barrierlike means resembling or characteristic of a barrier.
What part of speech is barrierlike?
Barrierlike is an adjective.

Words near barrierlike in the dictionary

  1. barriered
  2. barriering
  3. barrierless
  4. barrierlessly
  5. barrierlessness
  6. barrierlike
  7. barriers
  8. barriers to entry
  9. barriers to trade
  10. barries
  11. Barriga

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