Marchlike

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having the character of a march, with a steady, regular rhythm suited to soldiers or processions moving in step
2. Resembling a march in its rhythm, pace or stately, measured forward movement
3. Suggesting the steady beat and orderly progression of a march played or performed in unison

Etymology: "Marchlike" is a plain compound: the noun or verb "march" (a border region, or the act of walking in step) joined to the suffix "-like." The suffix traces back through Old English "-līċ" to a Proto-Germanic root "*līkaz," meaning "having the form or appearance of," which is also the source of the English adjective "like" itself. So the word simply means "resembling a march" in the sense of a borderland, or in the sense of a military or ceremonial procession.