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Etymology

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earthquake +‎ -like

Adjective

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earthquakelike (comparative more earthquakelike, superlative most earthquakelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an earthquake.
    • 2015 October 22, Patrick Healy, “Hillary Clinton Advisers Woo Biden Backers, but Resistance Lingers”, in New York Times[1]:
      Mr. Biden’s decision had earthquakelike magnitude in Hillaryland, as Mrs. Clinton’s closest supporters are collectively known.