Shakerlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shaker +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

Shakerlike (comparative more Shakerlike, superlative most Shakerlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the Shaker sect.
    • 1982, Daniel M. Hutton, Old Shakertown and the Shakers, page 31:
      Come down Shakerlike, / Come down holy, / Come down Shakerlike, / Let's all go to glory
    • 1987, Flo Morse, The Shakers and the World's People, page 78:
      Others were set rejoicing, Shakerlike, singing and dancing their praise to the Lord.