what-like

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English

Adverb

what-like (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) Of what kind.
    • 1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. , volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, , published 1865, →OCLC:
      Lizzie [] will find a home at the Porters, and a friend at the Porters. She knows Miss Abbey of old, remind her, and she knows what-like the home, and what-like the friend, is likely to turn out.