clock|like

clock|like
clock|like «KLOK LYK», adjective.
like a clock; precise; exact in its regularity: »

The annual September rains, which occur with almost clocklike regularity in the northern Midwest, mark the start of the shift from summer to winter weather (Science News Letter).


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