English

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Etymology

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dinner +‎ -like

Adjective

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dinnerlike (comparative more dinnerlike, superlative most dinnerlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of dinner.
    • 2009 September 20, Stephanie Lyness, “Lots of Tapas and Wine, and an Air of Excitement”, in New York Times[1]:
      The menu is divided into sections: traditional tapas (cold and hot), modern tapas (cold and hot) and large tapas, which are slightly pricier than the others, more dinnerlike (hunks of meat and accompanying starch), but still not dinner-size.