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matterlike

matterlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of matter.

Adjective

matterlike (comparative more matterlike, superlative most matterlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of matter.
    • Gravity does not move through matter in waves, nor is it composed of tiny specks of matterlike photons.2004, Joseph Heller, William A Henkin, Bodywise: an introduction to Hellerwork for regaining flexibility and well-being

Forms of matterlike

comparativemore matterlike
superlativemost matterlike

Origin of matterlike

From matter + -like.

Questions about matterlike

What does matterlike mean?
Matterlike means resembling or characteristic of matter.
What part of speech is matterlike?
Matterlike is an adjective.

Words near matterlike in the dictionary

  1. Matterhorn
  2. mattering
  3. matterings
  4. matterless
  5. matterlessness
  6. matterlike
  7. Mattern
  8. matternet
  9. Matterns
  10. matters
  11. matters at hand

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