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idlike

idlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of the psychological id.

Adjective

idlike (comparative more idlike, superlative most idlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the psychological id.
    • Whether allowed freedom or not, the idlike monster will destroy the rational constructs of man.1993, Gordon Slethaug, The play of the double in postmodern American fiction

Forms of idlike

comparativemore idlike
superlativemost idlike

Origin of idlike

From id + -like.

Questions about idlike

What does idlike mean?
Idlike means resembling or characteristic of the psychological id.
What part of speech is idlike?
Idlike is an adjective.

Words near idlike in the dictionary

  1. Idlewild
  2. IDLH
  3. idli
  4. idli podi
  5. Idlib
  6. idlike
  7. idlily
  8. idling
  9. idling speed
  10. idling speeds
  11. idlingly

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