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Etymology

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From barrier +‎ -like.

Adjective

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barrierlike (comparative more barrierlike, superlative most barrierlike)

  1. resembling or characteristic of a barrier
    • 2007 April 14, Holland Cotter, “Snap Judgments of Israel, More Than Words Can Say”, in New York Times[1]:
      (In the catalog, she makes a provocative comparison with Richard Serra’s barrierlike sculptures.)