vaultlike

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adjective

Having characteristics of a vault

“a vaultlike hallway”

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

adjectivevaultlike (comparative more vaultlike, superlative most vaultlike)

comparative more vaultlike · superlative most vaultlike · alternative vault-like

  1. Having characteristics of a vault

    a vaultlike hallway

    1 more example

    Lissy shuddered in the stale smells and vaultlike chill of the kitchen.

    1935, Kathleen Thompson Norris, Shining Windows, page 77

Origin

  1. Englishvault
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishvaultlike

From vault + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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