caselike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a case.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English case →
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Meanings

adjectivecaselike (comparative more caselike, superlative most caselike)

comparative more caselike · superlative most caselike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a case.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  4. Proto-Italic*kapsos
  5. Latincapsa
  6. Old Northern Frenchcasse
  7. Middle Englishcase
  8. Englishcase
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishcaselike

From case + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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