cryptlike

cryptlike

English

Alternative forms

  • crypt-like

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō)
Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor.
Latin cryptalbor.
English crypt
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English cryptlike

    From crypt + -like.

    Adjective

    cryptlike (comparative more cryptlike, superlative most cryptlike)

    1. Resembling a crypt
      We climbed down into the cryptlike cellar.
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