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factorylike

factorylike adjective: resembling a factory in any of various respects.

Adjective

factorylike (comparative more factorylike, superlative most factorylike)

  1. Resembling a factory in any of various respects
    • As China modernizes at breakneck speed, emphasizing the factorylike production of contemporary artists, the tradition of Shaanxi shadow theater is on the wane.2008 February 8, Karen Rosenberg, “Shadow Journey to the East on Rawhide Wings”, in New York Times

Forms of factorylike

comparativemore factorylike
superlativemost factorylike

Origin of factorylike

From factory + -like.

Questions about factorylike

What does factorylike mean?
Factorylike means resembling a factory in any of various respects.
What part of speech is factorylike?
Factorylike is an adjective.

Words near factorylike in the dictionary

  1. factory ship
  2. factory ships
  3. factory team
  4. factory teams
  5. factory-backed
  6. factorylike
  7. factoryscape
  8. factoryscapes
  9. factoryship
  10. factoryships
  11. factorywise

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