newslike
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of news or a news broadcast.
Example Sentences
- "This accounts for the newslike freshness of his writings. Proof of its quality lies in the fact that some of his things can still be read today."
- "Such newslike spots had been done occasionally before, beginning when television news became a major source of information for voters..."
- "The newslike format is supposed to suggest we're getting something valuable, like insight into real life events. Of course, this isn't news..."
Etymology
From news + -like.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more newslike (comparative)
most newslike (superlative)