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watchlike

watchlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a watch (timepiece).

Adjective

watchlike (comparative more watchlike, superlative most watchlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a watch (timepiece).
    • The Forerunner 305 by Garmin (at Amazon.com, $217.99, among others) is a watchlike G.P.S. device that can help travelers keep up with their exercise regimes in unfamiliar places.2007 September 17, David A. Kelly, “Tools for Travelers”, in New York Times

Forms of watchlike

comparativemore watchlike
superlativemost watchlike

Origin of watchlike

From watch + -like.

Questions about watchlike

What does watchlike mean?
Watchlike means resembling or characteristic of a watch (timepiece).
What part of speech is watchlike?
Watchlike is an adjective.

Words near watchlike in the dictionary

  1. watchkeeping
  2. watchless
  3. watchlessness
  4. watchlight
  5. watchlights
  6. watchlike
  7. watchlist
  8. watchlisted
  9. watchlisting
  10. watchlists
  11. watchmaker

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