joblike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a job (employment).

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English job →
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Meanings

adjectivejoblike (comparative more joblike, superlative most joblike)

comparative more joblike · superlative most joblike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a job (employment).

    As the name implies, work sample tests measure job skills by taking samples of behavior under realistic joblike conditions.

    2009, Frank J. Landy, Jeffrey M. Conte, Work in the 21st Century

Origin

  1. Englishjob
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishjoblike

From job + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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