Obelisk-Like
/ˈɒbəlɪsk laɪk/noun
Resembling an obelisk in shape or appearance.
Did you know?Obelisk comes through Greek from obeliskos, meaning “little spit” or “skewer,” because the shape was compared to a roasting spit before it became a monument of power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
obeliskos
“a little spit or skewer; later, a small pointed pillar”
Late Latin
LAT
obeliscus
“obelisk, a pointed monument”
Old French
OFr
obelisque
“obelisk”
Middle English
ENG
obelisk
“a tall, four-sided, tapering pillar”
Modern English
ENG
obelisk-like
“resembling an obelisk in form or shape”