jetlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of jet (the precious stone).

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Meanings

adjectivejetlike (comparative more jetlike, superlative most jetlike)

comparative more jetlike · superlative most jetlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of jet (the precious stone).
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a jet (aircraft).

    The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter.

    1963 August 28, Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, page 2

Origin

From jet + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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