Cutter wrote on Jun 27, 2013, 21:56:
By that rationale you could say anything is 'something-like'.
No, by my rationale, you could say something is 'something-like' if it is of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc. Or is corresponding or agreeing in general or in some noticeable respect; similar; analogous. OR even if it just bears a resemblance. Because, you know, English.
Which is why I pointed out explicit similarities. And also why my example used two things that were of similar character.