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popelike

popelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a pope.

Adjective

popelike (comparative more popelike, superlative most popelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pope.
    • And sure, Mr. Speaker, the speech seemed to me to be a popelike speech, and I fear least our bishops do attribute this of the pope's canons unto themselves...1827, Henry Hallam, The constitutional history of England from the accession of Henry VII to the death of George II
    • Payel displayed his gratitude with a circular hand gesture. Very popelike.2007, Harlan Coben, Drop Shot

Forms of popelike

comparativemore popelike
superlativemost popelike

Origin of popelike

From pope + -like.

Questions about popelike

What does popelike mean?
Popelike means resembling or characteristic of a pope.
What part of speech is popelike?
Popelike is an adjective.

Words near popelike in the dictionary

  1. Popejoy
  2. Popejoys
  3. Popek
  4. Popeks
  5. popeless
  6. popelike
  7. popeline
  8. popelines
  9. popeling
  10. popelings
  11. Popell

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