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setlike

setlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a theatrical set.

Adjective

setlike (comparative more setlike, superlative most setlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a theatrical set.
    • Matthew Brannon will record the sounds of the Armory at night and use them in a haunted house film; at the museum he is installing a setlike room in which heavy drapes surround a painted window looking out at a panorama of the New York City skyline, with everything somewhat off kilter.2008 February 29, Carol Vogel, “A Biennial Bustin’ Out of the Whitney”, in New York Times
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a mathematical set.

Forms of setlike

comparativemore setlike
superlativemost setlike

Origin of setlike

From set + -like.

Questions about setlike

What does setlike mean?
Setlike means resembling or characteristic of a theatrical set.
What part of speech is setlike?
Setlike is an adjective.

Words near setlike in the dictionary

  1. Setleis syndrome
  2. setless
  3. setlessness
  4. Setliff
  5. Setliffs
  6. setlike
  7. setline
  8. setlines
  9. setlist
  10. setlists
  11. setmaker

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