looplike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

loop +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

looplike (comparative more looplike, superlative most looplike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a loop.
    • 2015 November 10, Isabel Kershner, Rami Nazzal, “Violent Loop Engulfs Youths in Jerusalem”, in New York Times[1]:
      The attack on Tuesday appeared to reflect a looplike dynamic of Israeli-Palestinian violence: stabbings of Israelis followed by swift, often deadly responses by Israeli security forces and graphic video footage inspiring replica Palestinian attacks against Israelis.