Where does round-like come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

round-like

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

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"Franc Moretti was a big man. He was about six feet tall, barrelchested with big hands and coal black wavy hair. His face was round-like but he was not chubby."

From Middle English round-lyke, equivalent to round + -like.

more round-like (comparative) most round-like (superlative)

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