factorylike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English factory
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English factorylike

    From factory + -like.

    Adjective

    factorylike (comparative more factorylike, superlative most factorylike)

    1. Resembling a factory in any of various respects.
      • 2008 February 8, Karen Rosenberg, “Shadow Journey to the East on Rawhide Wings”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 January 2025:
        As China modernizes at breakneck speed, emphasizing the factorylike production of contemporary artists, the tradition of Shaanxi shadow theater is on the wane.
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