cavelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a cave

Similar
cavernous
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English cave →
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Meanings

adjectivecavelike (comparative more cavelike, superlative most cavelike)

comparative more cavelike · superlative most cavelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cave

    My son and I got to escape our cavelike apartment.

    2007 March 25, Sarah Shey, “Her Ride to Nowhere”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: cavernous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a cave

Similar
cavernous
Also see
cavernlikecavernous

Origin

  1. Englishcave
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcavelike

From cave + -like.

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APA

cavelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavelike

MLA

“cavelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavelike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cavelike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavelike.

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