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hearselike

hearselike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a hearse.

Adjective

hearselike (comparative more hearselike, superlative most hearselike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
    • These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]1994, Lindsey Tucker, Textual escap(e)ades

Forms of hearselike

comparativemore hearselike
superlativemost hearselike

Origin of hearselike

From hearse + -like.

Questions about hearselike

What does hearselike mean?
Hearselike means resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
What part of speech is hearselike?
Hearselike is an adjective.

Words near hearselike in the dictionary

  1. hearse
  2. hearsecloth
  3. hearsecloths
  4. hearsed
  5. hearseless
  6. hearselike
  7. hearses
  8. hearsing
  9. hearsome
  10. hearsomeness
  11. hearst

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