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craterlike

craterlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a crater.

Adjective

craterlike (comparative more craterlike, superlative most craterlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a crater.
    • But the town of Aricia (the modern La Riccia) was situated about three miles off, at the foot of the Alban Mount, and separated by a steep descent from the lake, which lies in a small crater-like hollow on the mountain side.1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough

Forms of craterlike

comparativemore craterlike
superlativemost craterlike

Origin of craterlike

From crater + -like.

Questions about craterlike

What does craterlike mean?
Craterlike means resembling or characteristic of a crater.
What part of speech is craterlike?
Craterlike is an adjective.

Words near craterlike in the dictionary

  1. craterkin
  2. craterkins
  3. craterless
  4. craterlet
  5. craterlets
  6. craterlike
  7. craterous
  8. craters
  9. craters of eternal darkness
  10. crates
  11. cratesful

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