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hamlike

hamlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a ham.

Adjective

hamlike (comparative more hamlike, superlative most hamlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a ham.
    • Abel smiled broadly and proffered his hamlike paw to the chief […]1935, The American Magazine

Forms of hamlike

comparativemore hamlike
superlativemost hamlike

Origin of hamlike

From ham + -like.

Questions about hamlike

What does hamlike mean?
Hamlike means resembling or characteristic of a ham.
What part of speech is hamlike?
Hamlike is an adjective.

Words near hamlike in the dictionary

  1. hamletization
  2. hamlets
  3. Hamlett
  4. hamletted
  5. Hamletts
  6. hamlike
  7. Hamlin
  8. Hamlin County
  9. Hamling
  10. Hamlings
  11. hamlinite

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