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chantlike

chantlike adjective: resembling a chant.

Adjective

chantlike (comparative more chantlike, superlative most chantlike)

  1. Resembling a chant.
    • In this context the chantlike elements of his “Psalom” came across with a ritualistic, almost Hebraic quality.2007 October 25, Anthony Tommasini, “The Sonatasization of Philip Roth’s ‘Everyman’”, in New York Times

Forms of chantlike

comparativemore chantlike
superlativemost chantlike

Origin of chantlike

From chant + -like.

Questions about chantlike

What does chantlike mean?
Chantlike means resembling a chant.
What part of speech is chantlike?
Chantlike is an adjective.

Words near chantlike in the dictionary

  1. chanting goshawks
  2. chantingly
  3. chantings
  4. chantlate
  5. chantlates
  6. chantlike
  7. chantment
  8. chantments
  9. chantoosie
  10. chantoosies
  11. chantoozie

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