"bridegroomlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bridegroomlike [comparative], most bridegroomlike [superlative]
Etymology: From bridegroom + -like. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bridegroom|-like}} bridegroom + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} bridegroomlike (comparative more bridegroomlike, superlative most bridegroomlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bridegroom. Synonyms: bridegroomy
    Sense id: en-bridegroomlike-en-adj-toGTs8a5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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          "ref": "1935 June 6, Lady Drummond-Hay, “Germany’s Big Romance: An Interview with the Bride of General Goering”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 30,397, Women's Supplement, page 24",
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          "ref": "1971 June 17, Helen Thomas, “Mazie Is ‘Hip’ One of Family”, in Tallahassee Democrat, volume 66, number 168, Tallahassee, Fl., page 13",
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