Resembling a dot in appearance or characteristics; small and round like a point.
From 'dot' + '-like' (suffix meaning 'having the appearance or qualities of'). Straightforward compound formation.
The suffix '-like' is so productive in English that we can attach it to almost any noun—'cloud-like,' 'ghost-like,' 'dot-like'—letting us describe things by their visual similarity instantly.
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