Resembling hair in appearance, texture, or form; thin and thread-like.
From Old English 'hær' (hair) + Old English 'lic' (like, similar to, from Proto-Germanic 'līk'). The '-like' suffix creates comparisons.
The '-like' suffix is one of the most versatile in English because you can apply it to almost any noun to describe similarity—'bird-like' movements, 'machine-like' precision—which is why English speakers can create new descriptive words on the fly.
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