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portraitlike

portraitlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a portrait.

Adjective

portraitlike (comparative more portraitlike, superlative most portraitlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
    • Known for his interest in capturing the peculiarities of contemporary life, often in small-scale, portraitlike works, Mr. Keigwin has now turned his attention to the Big Apple.2007 April 6, The New York Times, “Dance Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of portraitlike

comparativemore portraitlike
superlativemost portraitlike

Origin of portraitlike

From portrait + -like.

Questions about portraitlike

What does portraitlike mean?
Portraitlike means resembling or characteristic of a portrait.
What part of speech is portraitlike?
Portraitlike is an adjective.

Words near portraitlike in the dictionary

  1. portraited
  2. Portraitgate
  3. portraiting
  4. portraitist
  5. portraitists
  6. portraitlike
  7. portraitor
  8. portraitors
  9. portraits
  10. portraiture
  11. portraitures

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