friendlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a friend.

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Meanings

adjectivefriendlike (comparative more friendlike, superlative most friendlike)

comparative more friendlike · superlative most friendlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a friend.

    Casting for the show started immediately, as Ms. Hilton invited prospective friends, male or female, to apply at her new Web site, ParisBFF.com. Twenty contestants will begin the show by living with Ms. Hilton in a house, where they will undertake tasks to prove their friendlike qualities.

    2008 March 15, Edward Wyatt, “Return From the Serious Life: Reality TV Has Paris Hilton Again”, in New York Times

Origin

From friend + -like. Doublet of friendly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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