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priestlike

priestlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a priest.

Adjective

priestlike (comparative more priestlike, superlative most priestlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
    • a priestlike habit of crimson and purple1608, Ben Jonson, The Masque of Beauty

Forms of priestlike

comparativemore priestlike
superlativemost priestlike

Origin of priestlike

From priest + -like.

Words formed from priestlike

Questions about priestlike

What does priestlike mean?
Priestlike means resembling or characteristic of a priest.
What part of speech is priestlike?
Priestlike is an adjective.

Words near priestlike in the dictionary

  1. Priestley
  2. Priestleyan
  3. Priestleys
  4. priestlier
  5. priestliest
  6. priestlike
  7. priestliness
  8. priestling
  9. priestlings
  10. priestly
  11. Priestlys

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