totemlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

totem +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

totemlike (comparative more totemlike, superlative most totemlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a totem.
    • 2015 November 9, Kenneth Chang, “Stonehenge Begins to Yield Its Secrets”, in New York Times[1]:
      The most intriguing evidence is right next to Stonehenge itself — three big post holes that held tall totemlike timber poles.