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publike

publike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a pub. Also the obsolete spelling of public.

Adjective

publike (comparative more publike, superlative most publike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pub.
    Synonyms:
    pubbish, pubby

Also used as

publike is also the obsolete spelling of public.

Synonyms of publike

Forms of publike

comparativemore publike
superlativemost publike

Origin of publike

From pub + -like.

Questions about publike

What does publike mean?
Publike means resembling or characteristic of a pub.
What part of speech is publike?
Publike is an adjective.

Words near publike in the dictionary

  1. publicly-held
  2. publicness
  3. publics
  4. publification
  5. publifications
  6. publike
  7. Publilian
  8. publique
  9. publiquely
  10. publiques
  11. publish

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