illnesslike

English

Etymology

From illness +‎ -like.

Adjective

illnesslike (comparative more illnesslike, superlative most illnesslike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of illness.
    • 1996, Linda A. Mercadante, Victims and sinners: spiritual roots of addiction and recovery:
      ...the idea that addiction is not simply an issue of will, morality, or crime but an illnesslike compulsion that has distinct physical characteristics.
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