galelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a gale of wind.

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Meanings

adjectivegalelike (comparative more galelike, superlative most galelike)

comparative more galelike · superlative most galelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a gale of wind.

    In 1899, galelike winds loosened stones, and Lawrence Brignolia, a blacksmith from suburban Cambridge, was leading when he fell on one.

    2007 April 15, Frank Litsky, “She Didn’t Hit the Wall, She Burst Through It”, in New York Times

Origin

From gale + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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