koanlike

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English

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Etymology

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From koan +‎ -like.

Adjective

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koanlike (comparative more koanlike, superlative most koanlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a koan: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.
    • 2007 January 23, Dinitia Smith, “A Career in Letters, 50 Years and Counting”, in New York Times[1]:
      There is a koanlike suggestiveness to it all.