koanlike

English

Etymology

koan +‎ -like

Adjective

koanlike (comparative more koanlike, superlative most koanlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a koan: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.
   • 2007 January 23, Dinitia Smith, “A Career in Letters, 50 Years and Counting”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     There is a koanlike suggestiveness to it all.