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lavalike

lavalike adjective: resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.

Adjective

lavalike (comparative more lavalike, superlative most lavalike)

  1. Resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity
    • He recalled that his early purchase of the white rabbit plate led him to the work of Hugh Cornwall Robertson, the Massachusetts founder of Dedham Pottery, whose heavy drip vases with colorful, lavalike glazes reminded him of the thick paint applied by Abstract Expressionist artists.2009 January 15, Carol Vogel, “Major Gift of Art Pottery to Adorn Met’s Restyled American Wing”, in New York Times

Forms of lavalike

comparativemore lavalike
superlativemost lavalike
alternative formlava-like

Origin of lavalike

From lava + -like.

Questions about lavalike

What does lavalike mean?
Lavalike means resembling lava in one or more characteristics, such as heat or viscosity.
What part of speech is lavalike?
Lavalike is an adjective.

Words near lavalike in the dictionary

  1. lavalier microphone
  2. lavalier microphones
  3. lavaliere
  4. lavalieres
  5. lavaliers
  6. lavalike
  7. Lavalle
  8. Lavallee
  9. Lavallees
  10. Lavalleja
  11. Lavaller

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