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poetrylike

poetrylike adjective: resembling or characteristic of poetry.

Adjective

poetrylike (comparative more poetrylike, superlative most poetrylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of poetry.
    • poetrylike speech

Forms of poetrylike

comparativemore poetrylike
superlativemost poetrylike

Origin of poetrylike

From poetry + -like.

Questions about poetrylike

What does poetrylike mean?
Poetrylike means resembling or characteristic of poetry.
What part of speech is poetrylike?
Poetrylike is an adjective.

Words near poetrylike in the dictionary

  1. poetry readings
  2. poetry slam
  3. poetry slams
  4. poetryless
  5. poetrylessness
  6. poetrylike
  7. poets
  8. poets day
  9. poets days
  10. poets laureate
  11. poets' day

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