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priestesslike

priestesslike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a priestess.

Adjective

priestesslike (comparative more priestesslike, superlative most priestesslike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a priestess.
    • Yet when she turns away, raising those arms in a priestesslike gesture, that fabric acts as a curtain, shielding her from prying eyes.2009 April 9, Ruth La Ferla, “Still Dressing for Stevie”, in New York Times

Forms of priestesslike

comparativemore priestesslike
superlativemost priestesslike

Origin of priestesslike

From priestess + -like.

Questions about priestesslike

What does priestesslike mean?
Priestesslike means resembling or characteristic of a priestess.
What part of speech is priestesslike?
Priestesslike is an adjective.

Words near priestesslike in the dictionary

  1. priestesses
  2. priestesses of Venus
  3. priestesshood
  4. priestesshoods
  5. priestessing
  6. priestesslike
  7. priestessly
  8. Priestfield
  9. priesthead
  10. Priesthill
  11. priesthood

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