illnesslike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of illness.

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Meanings

adjectiveillnesslike (comparative more illnesslike, superlative most illnesslike)

comparative more illnesslike · superlative most illnesslike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of illness.

    ...the idea that addiction is not simply an issue of will, morality, or crime but an illnesslike compulsion that has distinct physical characteristics.

    1996, Linda A. Mercadante, Victims and sinners: spiritual roots of addiction and recovery

Origin

From illness + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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