1. resembling or characteristic of a machine; mechanical, automatic, or lacking human warmth

Examples

• His machinelike precision impressed the judges.
• She performed the task with machinelike efficiency.
• The dancer’s movements were stiff and machinelike.
• He spoke in a machinelike monotone that put everyone to sleep.
• The factory workers moved with machinelike regularity.
• Her machinelike devotion to routine never varied.