fablelike

fablelike

English

Alternative forms

  • fable-like

Etymology

Etymology tree
English fable
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English fablelike

    From fable + -like.

    Adjective

    fablelike (comparative more fablelike, superlative most fablelike)

    1. Resembling a fable or fairy tale
      The story had a fablelike quality.

    Synonyms

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