parablelike

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English

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Etymology

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From parable +‎ -like.

Adjective

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parablelike (comparative more parablelike, superlative most parablelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a parable.
    • 2007 February 4, Ihsan Taylor, “Paperback Row”, in New York Times[1]:
      The unnamed narrator of Whitehead’s parablelike third novel is a cynical “nomenclature consultant,” who devises names for such products as Apex, a Band-Aid knockoff sold in a variety of skin tones.