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phonelike

phonelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.

Adjective

phonelike (comparative more phonelike, superlative most phonelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.
    • The system is rudimentary, almost old-fashioned. Silent Witness ensures complete anonymity by using a rotary phonelike system that doesn't have caller ID. Citizens are provided with a case number when they call, and that will be the only signifier that tipsters are who they say they are.2016 August 25, Garrett Mitchell, Michael Kiefer, “Turn in Phoenix 'serial street shooter,' collect $75K, remain anonymous. Here's how Silent Witness works.”, in azcentral
    • The October 4 event was announced in a YouTube video that shows the web giant's familiar horizontal search bar slowly morphing into the outline of a vertical, phonelike rectangle to the sounds of Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love."2016 September 20, Steven Musil, Richard Nieva, “Google may unveil its new phone at Oct. 4 event”, in CNET

Forms of phonelike

comparativemore phonelike
superlativemost phonelike

Origin of phonelike

From phone + -like.

Questions about phonelike

What does phonelike mean?
Phonelike means resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.
What part of speech is phonelike?
Phonelike is an adjective.

Words near phonelike in the dictionary

  1. phonelescope
  2. phonelescopes
  3. phonelescopic
  4. phoneless
  5. phonelessness
  6. phonelike
  7. phoneline
  8. phonelines
  9. phonemaker
  10. phonemakers
  11. phonemal

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