"gunlike" meaning in English

See gunlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more gunlike [comparative], most gunlike [superlative]
Etymology: From gun + -like. Etymology templates: {{af|en|gun|-like}} gun + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} gunlike (comparative more gunlike, superlative most gunlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a gun.
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