posterlike

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adjective

Having the character of a poster; iconic

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

adjectiveposterlike (comparative more posterlike, superlative most posterlike)

comparative more posterlike · superlative most posterlike

  1. Having the character of a poster; iconic

    With lust for action as its only through line, Amelia's posterlike life runs in a straight line from nonflight to flight to death.

    1988 April 1, Lawrence Bommer, “Amelia Lives!”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Englishposter
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishposterlike

From poster + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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