Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a friend; friendly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
friend .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Since terrorists tend to look like people who are not terrorists and to live in places where people who are not terrorists live, there is no strategic way to identify so-called “friendlike persons” who might be allowed to approach flags, inquire into their history and use, admire them, and even, on occasion, touch them.
Did You Know? Fun Facts about Flaggish Things (for Flag Day) 2010
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You know, it was bad enough when I thought you were another Shadowhunter and youd turned your back on her because of some stupid Shadowhunter vow or something, but now I know youre just a slimy Downworlder who didnt even care that all those years she treated you like a friendlike an equaland this is how you paid her back!
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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We truly are much more team oriented and friendlike to our children than parents have tended to be in the past, in large part because we too identify with many of the peer and academic pressures that kids now face.
Childhood Unbound Ron Taffel 2009
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We truly are much more team oriented and friendlike to our children than parents have tended to be in the past, in large part because we too identify with many of the peer and academic pressures that kids now face.
Childhood Unbound Ron Taffel 2009
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You know, it was bad enough when I thought you were another Shadowhunter and youd turned your back on her because of some stupid Shadowhunter vow or something, but now I know youre just a slimy Downworlder who didnt even care that all those years she treated you like a friendlike an equaland this is how you paid her back!
The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007
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You are so lucky to have a good friendlike Deb and she will come home and simply absolve you of any smacking goin on in smitten.
mango margaritas + blood orange martinis | smitten kitchen 2007
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Thoughts of him walking around the condo looking for Austin's favorite blanket while she stood naked in the shower led her mind to thoughts far from friendlike.
Strategic Engagement Mann, Catherine 2003
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