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friarlike

friarlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a friar.

Adjective

friarlike (comparative more friarlike, superlative most friarlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a friar.

Forms of friarlike

comparativemore friarlike
superlativemost friarlike

Origin of friarlike

From friar + -like. Piecewise doublet of brotherlike.

Words formed from friarlike

Questions about friarlike

What does friarlike mean?
Friarlike means resembling or characteristic of a friar.
What part of speech is friarlike?
Friarlike is an adjective.

Words near friarlike in the dictionary

  1. friaress
  2. friaresses
  3. friarhood
  4. friarhoods
  5. friaries
  6. friarlike
  7. friarly
  8. friars
  9. Friars Minor
  10. Friars Preachers
  11. friars' omelettes

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