shiftlike

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adjective

Resembling a shift (item of clothing).

“shiftlike progressive schizophrenia”

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Meanings

adjectiveshiftlike (comparative more shiftlike, superlative most shiftlike)

comparative more shiftlike · superlative most shiftlike

  1. Resembling a shift (item of clothing).
  2. Resembling or characteristic of work shifts.

    They suggest that this might be due to new "shiftlike" working time arrangements such as staggered working time or the combination of full- and part-time regulations.

    1998, Bulletin of European Studies on Time, number 11, page 11
  3. human sciencesCharacterised by shifts from one state to another.

    shiftlike progressive schizophrenia

Origin

From shift + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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