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UNLIFELIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unlifelike mean?
• UNLIFELIKE (adjective)
The adjective UNLIFELIKE has 1 sense:
1. without substance
Familiarity information: UNLIFELIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without substance
Synonyms:
cardboard; unlifelike
Context example:
cardboard caricatures of historical figures
Similar:
artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
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"Ask the experienced rather than the learned." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)