Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a thought.
  • adjective Resembling the process of thought.

Etymologies

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thought +‎ -like

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Examples

  • There is very little dreaming in this state, if any, although thoughtlike processes may continue.

    Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006

  • There is very little dreaming in this state, if any, although thoughtlike processes may continue.

    Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006

  • It was when the trouble with Holly Kramer was just beginning, and I still thoughtlike most of the townthat her talent was undeniable.

    Excerpt: The Song Reader by Lisa Tucker 2003

  • UFOs sometimes assume the shape of structured disklike craft, but behave unlike familiar physical things; they divide and unite, appear and disappear, make right angle turns at incredible velocities, and behave in a manner more thoughtlike than physical.

    Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

  • UFOs sometimes assume the shape of structured disklike craft, but behave unlike familiar physical things; they divide and unite, appear and disappear, make right angle turns at incredible velocities, and behave in a manner more thoughtlike than physical.

    Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

  • UFOs sometimes assume the shape of structured disklike craft, but behave unlike familiar physical things; they divide and unite, appear and disappear, make right angle turns at incredible velocities, and behave in a manner more thoughtlike than physical.

    Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

  • An inward zone, a thoughtlike zone, one suited to symbolic ordering - whether by theology or by optical science.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • An inward zone, a thoughtlike zone, one suited to symbolic ordering - whether by theology or by optical science.

    The Guardian World News 2009

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