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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sich like, suche-like, swylk lyk; equivalent to such + like.
Adjective[edit]
suchlike (not comparable)
- Of the same or similar kind.
- 1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, Induction:
- If there bee neuer a Seruant-monſter i' the Fayre, who can helpe it, he ſayes ; nor a neſt of Antiques ? Hee is loth to make Nature afraid in his Playes, like thoſe that beget Tales, Tempeſts, and ſuch like Drolleries, […]
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:
- For black magic, assafœtida, garlic, dragon's blood, sulphur, and such-like vile-smelling concoctions were used.
- 1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholmew Fayre, Induction:
Translations[edit]
of the same or similar kind
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Pronoun[edit]
suchlike
- Other things of the same kind or type.
- 2020, Washington Post[1]:
- That is, we use reading not just as a means to educate ourselves, or to “explore other worlds” and suchlike, but to literally keep our distance from others.
Translations[edit]
more of the same kind
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Noun[edit]
suchlike (plural suchlikes)
- A thing of the same kind or type.
- 1999, William Carroll, Self Publishing Made Easy (page 229)
- Entertainment is the name of the media game which may include your telling about why the book was written, fun stuff about completing the manuscript […] or suchlikes to liven the interview.
- 1999, William Carroll, Self Publishing Made Easy (page 229)