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probelike

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Etymology

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From probe +‎ -like.

Adjective

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probelike (comparative more probelike, superlative most probelike)

  1. Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).
    • 2007 February 1, William Neuman, “A Trial Run for Train Armrests Without an Appetite for Clothes”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Stubby, fat and chunky, it is about three inches shorter than the standard armrests, which are probelike, jutting upward at just the right angle to slip unnoticed in the pocket of a trouser or coat as a person sits.
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