Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, not comparable)Very; same.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. You can't trust people of that ilk.

    deSolchen Leuten kann man nicht trauen. — Luiaard

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  2. People of your ilk are not welcome in this establishment.

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germa

Inherited from Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ignorantB2ignoreB1iguanaikebanaillA2
ilk — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto