Brooklike

/ˈbrʊkˌlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or having the characteristics of a brook; flowing, small-streamed, or watery in appearance.

Etymology

Compound word: 'brook' plus '-like' (from Old English 'gelic'), a suffix meaning 'having the quality of' or 'similar to.'

Kelly Says

The '-like' suffix is endlessly productive in English—we invented it to let anyone create new descriptions on the fly, like 'moonlike,' 'dreamlike,' or 'brooklike' when the standard words don't capture the exact shade of meaning.

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