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apronlike

apronlike adjective: resembling an apron.

Adjective

apronlike (comparative more apronlike, superlative most apronlike)

  1. Resembling an apron.
    • I had buttoned up the collar [of the dress] and tied the belt, apronlike, in back.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 15, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 80
    • As a result, the apronlike greater omentum is composed of four layers of peritoneum.1992, Keith L Moore, Clinically oriented anatomy

Forms of apronlike

comparativemore apronlike
superlativemost apronlike

Origin of apronlike

From apron + -like.

Questions about apronlike

What does apronlike mean?
Apronlike means resembling an apron.
What part of speech is apronlike?
Apronlike is an adjective.

Words near apronlike in the dictionary

  1. apronfuls
  2. aproning
  3. apronings
  4. apronitin
  5. apronless
  6. apronlike
  7. apronned
  8. aprons
  9. apronsful
  10. apronym
  11. apronyms

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