"violinlike" meaning in English

See violinlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more violinlike [comparative], most violinlike [superlative]
Etymology: From violin + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|violin|like}} violin + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} violinlike (comparative more violinlike, superlative most violinlike)
  1. Resembling a violin or its sound.
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