Meanings
adjectiveelevatorlike (comparative more elevatorlike, superlative most elevatorlike)
comparative more elevatorlike · superlative most elevatorlike
- Resembling or characteristic of an elevator.
Cooking surfaces could be raised and lowered, elevatorlike, to adjust to the heights of tall and short cooks.
1967 February, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 21, number 2
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
- Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
- Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
- Latinlevis
- Latinlevō
- Latinēlevō
- Latinēlevātus
- Middle Englishelevat
- Middle Englishelevaten
- Englishelevate
- Englishelevator
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishelevatorlike
From elevator + -like.
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APA
elevatorlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevatorlike
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“elevatorlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevatorlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elevatorlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elevatorlike.
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