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APELIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apelike mean?
• APELIKE (adjective)
The adjective APELIKE has 2 senses:
1. resembling apes
2. being or given to servile imitation
Familiarity information: APELIKE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling apes
Synonyms:
anthropoid; anthropoidal; apelike
Similar:
nonhuman (not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being or given to servile imitation
Synonyms:
apelike; apish
Similar:
imitative (marked by or given to imitation)
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