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earthquakelike

earthquakelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an earthquake.

Adjective

earthquakelike (comparative more earthquakelike, superlative most earthquakelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an earthquake.
    • Mr. Biden’s decision had earthquakelike magnitude in Hillaryland, as Mrs. Clinton’s closest supporters are collectively known.2015 October 22, Patrick Healy, “Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers”, in New York Times

Forms of earthquakelike

comparativemore earthquakelike
superlativemost earthquakelike

Origin of earthquakelike

From earthquake + -like.

Questions about earthquakelike

What does earthquakelike mean?
Earthquakelike means resembling or characteristic of an earthquake.
What part of speech is earthquakelike?
Earthquakelike is an adjective.

Words near earthquakelike in the dictionary

  1. earthquake protectors
  2. earthquake storm
  3. earthquake storms
  4. earthquake-proof
  5. earthquaked
  6. earthquakelike
  7. earthquakeproof
  8. earthquakes
  9. earthquaking
  10. earthquaky
  11. earthreader

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