adjective
- resembling or having the characteristics of runes (ancient Germanic alphabetic characters)
Usage: often used in fantasy or gaming contexts
Examples
- The ancient stone bore runelike symbols that archaeologists couldn’t decipher.
- She carved runelike markings into the wooden staff.
- The video game featured runelike inscriptions on magical artifacts.
- The artist created a runelike alphabet for her fantasy novel.
- Runelike characters decorated the medieval manuscript’s margins.