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sirenlike

sirenlike adjective: like a siren (mechanical or electronic device).

Adjective

sirenlike (comparative more sirenlike, superlative most sirenlike)

  1. Like a siren (mechanical or electronic device).
  2. Like a siren (mythical water maiden).
    • As the show opened with the river, singing sirenlike “oooooohs,” the audience settled in.2007 September 15, Georgina Gustin, “A Town’s Darkest Day Is Playing Out on Stage”, in New York Times

Forms of sirenlike

comparativemore sirenlike
superlativemost sirenlike

Origin of sirenlike

From siren + -like.

Questions about sirenlike

What does sirenlike mean?
Sirenlike means like a siren (mechanical or electronic device).
What part of speech is sirenlike?
Sirenlike is an adjective.

Words near sirenlike in the dictionary

  1. sirenize
  2. sirenized
  3. sirenizes
  4. sirenizing
  5. sirenless
  6. sirenlike
  7. sirenomelia
  8. sirenomelic
  9. sirens
  10. sirensong
  11. sirensongs

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