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posterlike

posterlike adjective: having the character of a poster; iconic.

Adjective

posterlike (comparative more posterlike, superlative most posterlike)

  1. Having the character of a poster; iconic
    • With lust for action as its only through line, Amelia's posterlike life runs in a straight line from nonflight to flight to death.1988 April 1, Lawrence Bommer, “Amelia Lives!”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of posterlike

comparativemore posterlike
superlativemost posterlike

Origin of posterlike

From poster + -like.

Questions about posterlike

What does posterlike mean?
Posterlike means having the character of a poster; iconic.
What part of speech is posterlike?
Posterlike is an adjective.

Words near posterlike in the dictionary

  1. posterizations
  2. posterize
  3. posterized
  4. posterizes
  5. posterizing
  6. posterlike
  7. postern
  8. posterns
  9. postero-
  10. postero-lateral
  11. postero-ventro-lateral

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