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eraserlike

eraserlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an eraser.

Adjective

eraserlike (comparative more eraserlike, superlative most eraserlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an eraser.
    • (Only otters can eat it straight from the shell: fresh abalone requires tenderizing to transform its eraserlike consistency.)2009 August 2, Christine Muhlke, “Kelp Wanted”, in New York Times

Forms of eraserlike

comparativemore eraserlike
superlativemost eraserlike

Origin of eraserlike

From eraser + -like.

Questions about eraserlike

What does eraserlike mean?
Eraserlike means resembling or characteristic of an eraser.
What part of speech is eraserlike?
Eraserlike is an adjective.

Words near eraserlike in the dictionary

  1. eraser
  2. eraser dust
  3. eraser pen
  4. eraser pens
  5. eraserless
  6. eraserlike
  7. erasers
  8. erases
  9. erasest
  10. eraseth
  11. erasin

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