illnesslike

English

Etymology

illness +‎ -like

Adjective

illnesslike (comparative more illnesslike, superlative most illnesslike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of illness.
   • 1996, Linda A. Mercadante, Victims and sinners: spiritual roots of addiction and recovery:

     ...the idea that addiction is not simply an issue of will, morality, or crime but an illnesslike compulsion that has distinct physical characteristics.