gunlike
gunlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a gun.
Adjective
gunlike (comparative more gunlike, superlative most gunlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a gun.
- A mile in, he’s usually got one in each hand but is still on the lookout for an upgrade: anything smoother or more gunlike.2017 July 10, Lily Raff Mccaulou, “Confessions of a Sensible Gun Owner”, in The New York Times
- When sensors record a gunlike noise in, say, Cape Town or Chicago, software analyzes it for the sonic signatures of gunfire, and within seconds Beisner and his team listen to those audio files and look at those recorded waveforms at their office in Newark, Calif.2019 June 8, Malia Wollan, “How to Tell Gunfire From Fireworks”, in The New York Times Magazine
Forms of gunlike
| comparative | more gunlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gunlike |
Origin of gunlike
From gun + -like.
Questions about gunlike
- What does gunlike mean?
- Gunlike means resembling or characteristic of a gun.
- What part of speech is gunlike?
- Gunlike is an adjective.
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