cipherlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a cipher.

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Meanings

adjectivecipherlike (comparative more cipherlike, superlative most cipherlike)

comparative more cipherlike · superlative most cipherlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cipher.

    This is the only mention of swastikas, and it's as if Nersesian is making up the rules as he goes along — all too possible with a cipherlike narrator whose memory is shot.

    2007 December 9, Maud Casey, “Escape From New York, Nev.”, in New York Times

Origin

From cipher + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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