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policemanlike

policemanlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a policeman.

Adjective

policemanlike (comparative more policemanlike, superlative most policemanlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a policeman.

Forms of policemanlike

comparativemore policemanlike
superlativemost policemanlike

Origin of policemanlike

From policeman + -like.

Questions about policemanlike

What does policemanlike mean?
Policemanlike means resembling or characteristic of a policeman.
What part of speech is policemanlike?
Policemanlike is an adjective.

Words near policemanlike in the dictionary

  1. policelike
  2. policeman
  3. policeman of the Gulf
  4. policeman's helmet
  5. policemanish
  6. policemanlike
  7. policemanly
  8. policemanship
  9. policemen
  10. policepeople
  11. policeperson

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