- clocklike
- adjective
Date: 1609
unusually regular, undeviating, and precise <does his job with clocklike efficiency>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
clocklike
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Clocklike — Clock like (kl[o^]k l[imac]k ), a. Like a clock or like clockwork; mechanical. [1913 Webster] Their services are clocklike, to be set Backward and forward at their lord s command. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clocklike — [kläk′līk΄] adj. as precise or regular as a clock … English World dictionary
clocklike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌlīk adjective : unusually regular, undeviating, and precise do his job with clocklike efficiency * * * /klok luyk /, adj. highly systematic, precise, and dependable: The mail carrier arrives at noon with clocklike regularity. [1735 45;… … Useful english dictionary
clocklike — /klok luyk /, adj. highly systematic, precise, and dependable: The mail carrier arrives at noon with clocklike regularity. [1735 45; CLOCK1 + LIKE] * * * … Universalium
clocklike — adjective Resembling a clock or some aspect of one. He arrived every day with clocklike regularity … Wiktionary
clocklike — clock·like … English syllables
clocklike — clock•like [[t]ˈklɒkˌlaɪk[/t]] adj. cvb highly systematic, precise, and dependable • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
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