machinelike

adjective

ma·​chine·​like mə-ˈshēn-ˌlīk How to pronounce machinelike (audio)
: resembling or suggesting a machine especially in regularity of action or stereotyped uniformity of product

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In the shadow of the first album’s breakout success, the artist followed his Quality Control peers in pivoting to overloaded projects where spirited but machinelike filler breaks up the flow between the better songs. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2022 The music for Caesar is disciplined and machinelike. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022 Every facet of his performances was similarly somber and machinelike. — New York Times, 3 May 2022 There is, to be sure, a certain logic in describing habits as machinelike. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for machinelike

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1713, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of machinelike was circa 1713

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“Machinelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machinelike. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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