subjectlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a subject.

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Meanings

adjectivesubjectlike (comparative more subjectlike, superlative most subjectlike)

comparative more subjectlike · superlative most subjectlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a subject.

    The reason is that it is difficult to find imperatives which take a subjectlike oblique noun phrase.

    2011, Toril Swan, Endre Mørck, Olaf Jansen, Language Change and Language Structure, page 171

Origin

From subject + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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