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hornetlike

hornetlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a hornet.

Adjective

hornetlike (comparative more hornetlike, superlative most hornetlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hornet.

Forms of hornetlike

comparativemore hornetlike
superlativemost hornetlike

Origin of hornetlike

From hornet + -like.

Questions about hornetlike

What does hornetlike mean?
Hornetlike means resembling or characteristic of a hornet.
What part of speech is hornetlike?
Hornetlike is an adjective.

Words near hornetlike in the dictionary

  1. hornes
  2. hornet
  3. hornet flies
  4. hornet fly
  5. hornet's nest
  6. hornetlike
  7. hornets
  8. hornets' nest
  9. hornets' nests
  10. hornety
  11. Horney

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