Resembling or having the characteristics of a crutch in shape, function, or appearance.
Compound word from 'crutch' plus the suffix '-like' (from Old English 'lic' meaning form or body). The '-like' suffix creates descriptive adjectives comparing things to other things.
The '-like' suffix is endlessly productive in English—you could say a forked tree branch is 'crutchlike,' and any English speaker would immediately understand, even if they'd never heard that exact word before.
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