barrierlike

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adjective

resembling or characteristic of a barrier

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Meanings

adjectivebarrierlike (comparative more barrierlike, superlative most barrierlike)

comparative more barrierlike · superlative most barrierlike · alternative barrier-like

  1. resembling or characteristic of a barrier

    (In the catalog, she makes a provocative comparison with Richard Serra’s barrierlike sculptures.)

    2007 April 14, Holland Cotter, “Snap Judgments of Israel, More Than Words Can Say”, in New York Times

Origin

From barrier + -like.

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APA

barrierlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrierlike

MLA

“barrierlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrierlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrierlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrierlike.

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