English edit

Etymology edit

Hun +‎ -like

Adjective edit

Hun-like (comparative more Hun-like, superlative most Hun-like)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a Hun.

Usage notes edit

  • Hun-like is several times more common than Hunlike in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ (Hunlike*6),Hun-like at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov