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bell-like

bell-like is the alternative form of belllike.

Meaning of belllike

Adjective

belllike (comparative more belllike, superlative most belllike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bell.
    • Usually the pulse is established by a piano, which holds down the beat with a belllike tone.2007 December 1, Allan Kozinn, “That Same Old Beat, With Brand-New Choices”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2018

Forms of bell-like

comparativemore bell-like
superlativemost bell-like

Origin of bell-like

From bell + -like.

Questions about bell-like

What is bell-like the alternative form of?
Bell-like is the alternative form of belllike.

Words near bell-like in the dictionary

  1. bell-gables
  2. bell-horse
  3. bell-horses
  4. Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem
  5. Bell-Krupp process
  6. bell-like
  7. bell-magpie
  8. bell-magpies
  9. bell-metal ore
  10. bell-mouthed
  11. bell-pull

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