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Machinelike Definition & Meaning

machinelike
adjective
  1. resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"

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What does machinelike mean?
resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency"
What part of speech is machinelike?
Machinelike is an adjective.

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