ilk

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪlk/

Adjective

ilk (not comparable)

1. (Scotland and Northern England) Very; same.

Noun

ilk (plural ilks)

1. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
   • 1906, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, Chapter 25

     "Hinkydink” or “Bathhouse John,” or others of that ilk, were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago […]

   • 1931, Ogden Nash, The Cow:

     The cow is of the bovine ilk;

     One end is moo, the other, milk.

Synonyms

• kind
• likes
• sort
• type

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