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ashlike

ashlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of ash.

Adjective

ashlike (comparative more ashlike, superlative most ashlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of ash.
    • John Wathen, an environmental advocate, flew over the site Friday and said that Widows Creek was inundated with an ashlike substance and that a "mix line" was visible where it met the clearer water of the river.2009 January 10, Shaila Dewan, “Waste Spills at Another T.V.A. Power Plant”, in New York Times

Forms of ashlike

comparativemore ashlike
superlativemost ashlike

Origin of ashlike

From ash + -like.

Questions about ashlike

What does ashlike mean?
Ashlike means resembling or characteristic of ash.
What part of speech is ashlike?
Ashlike is an adjective.

Words near ashlike in the dictionary

  1. Ashley's stopper knot
  2. Ashley's stopper knots
  3. Ashleyhay
  4. Ashleys
  5. Ashlie
  6. ashlike
  7. Ashline
  8. Ashlines
  9. ashling
  10. ashlings
  11. Ashlock

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