cagelike

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English

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Etymology

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From cage +‎ -like.

Adjective

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cagelike (comparative more cagelike, superlative most cagelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cage.
    • 1990, Charlotte Streifer Rubinstein, American Women Sculptors: A History of Women Working in Three Dimensions:
      This version shows a small figure inside of cagelike towers, perhaps symbolizing the fledgling sculptor's dreams of creation.
    • 2004, Bruce Alberts, Essential Cell Biology: An Introduction to the Molecular Biology of the Cell:
      Why would this cagelike structure be energetically unfavorable?

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