what-like

English

Adverb

what-like (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) Of what kind.
    • 1864-1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend
      Lizzie […] will find a home at the Porters, and a friend at the Porters. She knows Miss Abbey of old, remind her, and she knows what-like the home, and what-like the friend, is likely to turn out.
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