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officelike

officelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an office (room or building where clerical work is done).

Adjective

officelike (comparative more officelike, superlative most officelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an office (room or building where clerical work is done).
    • But one way or another, what many people seem to end up seeking is a kinder, gentler version of their former working life, an officelike setting of familiar faces and shared memory.2007 February 20, Paul Vitello, “Retirees Find Their Place in the Sun, and the Snow”, in New York Times

Forms of officelike

comparativemore officelike
superlativemost officelike

Origin of officelike

From office + -like.

Questions about officelike

What does officelike mean?
Officelike means resembling or characteristic of an office (room or building where clerical work is done).
What part of speech is officelike?
Officelike is an adjective.

Words near officelike in the dictionary

  1. officegoers
  2. officeholder
  3. officeholders
  4. officeholding
  5. officeless
  6. officelike
  7. officemate
  8. officemates
  9. officer
  10. officer cadet
  11. officer cadets

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