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saintlike

saintlike adjective: resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good.

Adjective

saintlike (comparative more saintlike, superlative most saintlike)

  1. resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good
    Synonyms:
    saintly

Synonyms of saintlike

Forms of saintlike

comparativemore saintlike
superlativemost saintlike

Origin of saintlike

From saint + -like.

Words formed from saintlike

Questions about saintlike

What does saintlike mean?
Saintlike means resembling a saint in behavior, such as benevolence, compassion, humility and or piety; exceptionally good.
What part of speech is saintlike?
Saintlike is an adjective.

Words near saintlike in the dictionary

  1. saintless
  2. saintlessness
  3. saintlier
  4. saintliest
  5. saintlihood
  6. saintlike
  7. saintlikeness
  8. saintlily
  9. saintliness
  10. saintlinesses
  11. saintling

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