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harpsichordlike

harpsichordlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a harpsichord.

Adjective

harpsichordlike (comparative more harpsichordlike, superlative most harpsichordlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a harpsichord.
    • Here it was the province of an electronic harpsichordlike timbre (presumably from a laptop) and an electric bass, played assertively by Zach Layton and supported by the drummer, David Justh.2007 December 1, Allan Kozinn, “That Same Old Beat, With Brand-New Choices”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2018

Forms of harpsichordlike

comparativemore harpsichordlike
superlativemost harpsichordlike

Origin of harpsichordlike

From harpsichord + -like.

Questions about harpsichordlike

What does harpsichordlike mean?
Harpsichordlike means resembling or characteristic of a harpsichord.
What part of speech is harpsichordlike?
Harpsichordlike is an adjective.

Words near harpsichordlike in the dictionary

  1. harpsichon
  2. harpsichons
  3. harpsichord
  4. harpsichordist
  5. harpsichordists
  6. harpsichordlike
  7. harpsichords
  8. harpsicord
  9. harpsicords
  10. Harpster
  11. Harpsters

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