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clifflike

UK/ˈklɪflaɪk/

clifflike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.

Adjective

clifflike (comparative more clifflike, superlative most clifflike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
    • As they approached the clifflike walls of Black Harren's monstrous castle, Brienne squeezed his arm.2000 August 8, George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, “Jaime [Lannister]”, in A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire; 3), London: Voyager, →ISBN, page 346

Forms of clifflike

comparativemore clifflike
superlativemost clifflike

Origin of clifflike

From cliff + -like.

Questions about clifflike

What does clifflike mean?
Clifflike means resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
What part of speech is clifflike?
Clifflike is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clifflike?
Clifflike is pronounced /ˈklɪflaɪk/ (UK).

Words near clifflike in the dictionary

  1. cliffing
  2. Cliffington
  3. cliffless
  4. clifflet
  5. clifflets
  6. clifflike
  7. cliffline
  8. clifflines
  9. Clifford
  10. Clifford algebra
  11. Clifford algebras

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