Carlike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or characteristic of a car (road vehicle).
"Even among import brands where you’d expect die-hard wagonistas to be lurking, crossovers threaten to snuff their more carlike siblings: Audi sold nearly 21,000 of its big Q7 crossover in 2007, compared with barely 2,800 of its sprightly A4 Avant wagon and just 758 of the larger A6 wagon."
Example
More examples"Even among import brands where you’d expect die-hard wagonistas to be lurking, crossovers threaten to snuff their more carlike siblings: Audi sold nearly 21,000 of its big Q7 crossover in 2007, compared with barely 2,800 of its sprightly A4 Avant wagon and just 758 of the larger A6 wagon."
Etymology
From car + -like.
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