Christian-like

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Christianlike, christianlike

Etymology[edit]

Christian +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

Christian-like (not comparable)

  1. Befitting a Christian.
    Antonyms: unchristianlike, un-Christian-like

Usage notes[edit]

  • Christian-like is several times more common than Christianlike and christianlike.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Christian-like, Christianlike, christianlike at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov