saintlike Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
    saintly; angelic; sainted; beatific; angelical.
    • angelic beneficence
    • a beatific smile
    • a saintly concern for his fellow men
    • my sainted mother

WordNet


Saint"like` adjective
Definitions
  1. Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint; saintly.
    Glossed over only with a saintlike show. Dryden.

Webster 1913