booklikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbʊklʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbʊkˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: book n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < book n. + -like suffix.Compare Old English bōclic of or pertaining to books, especially the Bible ( < book n. + -ly suffix¹).

A. adj.

Resembling a book; like a book.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > [adverb]

book-ways1696

bookwise1798

booklike1820

1820 Lessons of Thrift 130 For it occurs to me that this book-like machine of mine..strongly resembles what the boys call a paper-kite.

1900 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1899 21 132 Various sorts of book-like pamphlet cases.

1990 Computer Weekly 6 Sept. 40/1 Office Workstations (Owl)..started life as a way of presenting book-like text and illustrations in a more digestible form.

2009 New Yorker 3 Aug. 53/2 It is by far the best book of his career, partly because it's the least booklike.

B. adv. rare.

In the manner of a book.

ΚΠ

1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 144 It holds the starry transcript of the skies Booklike within its bosom.

1938 A. Kirk in Craft Lect. Stationers' Company vi. 106 The frame opens book-like and the sheet is inserted automatically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	booklike
释义	booklikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈbʊklʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈbʊkˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: book n., -like suffix. Etymology: < book n. + -like suffix.Compare Old English bōclic of or pertaining to books, especially the Bible ( < book n. + -ly suffix¹). A. adj. Resembling a book; like a book. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > [adverb] book-ways1696 bookwise1798 booklike1820 1820 Lessons of Thrift 130 For it occurs to me that this book-like machine of mine..strongly resembles what the boys call a paper-kite. 1900 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1899 21 132 Various sorts of book-like pamphlet cases. 1990 Computer Weekly 6 Sept. 40/1 Office Workstations (Owl)..started life as a way of presenting book-like text and illustrations in a more digestible form. 2009 New Yorker 3 Aug. 53/2 It is by far the best book of his career, partly because it's the least booklike. B. adv. rare. In the manner of a book. ΚΠ 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 144 It holds the starry transcript of the skies Booklike within its bosom. 1938 A. Kirk in Craft Lect. Stationers' Company vi. 106 The frame opens book-like and the sheet is inserted automatically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1820
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