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Etymology

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From ash +‎ -like.

Adjective

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ashlike (comparative more ashlike, superlative most ashlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of ash.
    • 2009 January 10, Shaila Dewan, “Waste Spills at Another T.V.A. Power Plant”, in New York Times[1]:
      John Wathen, an environmental advocate, flew over the site Friday and said that Widows Creek was inundated with an ashlike substance and that a "mix line" was visible where it met the clearer water of the river.