kirklike

K5I1R1K5L1I1K5E1

adjective

churchlike; churchly

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Meanings

adjectivekirklike (comparative more kirklike, superlative most kirklike)

comparative more kirklike · superlative most kirklike

  1. Scotlandchurchlike; churchly

    To sketch a thought, as Haydon called it, on a Sunday, taking out his pencil for the purpose, was to subject himself to a kirklike rebuke from his friend.

    1866, Cyrus Redding, Daniel O'Connell, page 261

Origin

From kirk + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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