English

edit

Etymology

edit

From frontier +‎ -like.

Adjective

edit

frontierlike (comparative more frontierlike, superlative most frontierlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a frontier.
    • 1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 188:
      Despite the ornateness of the Victorian architecture, there is a frontierlike rough-hewn charm to the town.