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nunlike

nunlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a nun.

Adjective

nunlike (comparative more nunlike, superlative most nunlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nun.
    Synonyms:
    nunnish

Synonyms of nunlike

Forms of nunlike

comparativemore nunlike
superlativemost nunlike
alternative formnun-like

Origin of nunlike

From nun + -like.

Questions about nunlike

What does nunlike mean?
Nunlike means resembling or characteristic of a nun.
What part of speech is nunlike?
Nunlike is an adjective.

Words near nunlike in the dictionary

  1. nunless
  2. nunlet
  3. nunlets
  4. Nunley
  5. Nunleys
  6. nunlike
  7. nunly
  8. Nunn
  9. nunna
  10. Nunnally
  11. Nunnallys

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