Resembling or similar to an arm in shape, structure, or function.
Compound of 'arm' (from Old English 'earm') and 'like' (from Old English 'gelīc', meaning 'similar to'). This descriptive compound follows the common English pattern of adding '-like' to create comparative adjectives.
The suffix '-like' is one of English's most productive word-building tools, allowing speakers to instantly create new descriptive words by comparing anything to anything else—which is why you can coin terms like 'armlike' even if they're not in every dictionary.
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