phonelike

English

Etymology

From phone +‎ -like.

Adjective

phonelike (comparative more phonelike, superlative most phonelike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.
   • 2016 August 25, Garrett Mitchell, Michael Kiefer, “Turn in Phoenix 'serial street shooter,' collect $75K, remain anonymous. Here's how Silent Witness works.”, in azcentral‎^[1]:

     The system is rudimentary, almost old-fashioned. Silent Witness ensures complete anonymity by using a rotary phonelike system that doesn't have caller ID. Citizens are provided with a case number when they call, and that will be the only signifier that tipsters are who they say they are.

   • 2016 September 20, Steven Musil, Richard Nieva, “Google may unveil its new phone at Oct. 4 event”, in CNET‎^[2]:

     The October 4 event was announced in a YouTube video that shows the web giant's familiar horizontal search bar slowly morphing into the outline of a vertical, phonelike rectangle to the sounds of Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love."

   • 2023 October 26, Nicholas De Leon, “Tablet Buying Guide”, in Consumer Reports‎^[3]:

     You can buy a keyboard for most tablets and prop up the screen so that it’s just like typing on a laptop. That’s fine if the keyboard is more of an afterthought, and if you like the phonelike interface of a device such as the iPad.