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marllike

marllike adjective: resembling or characteristic of marl.

Adjective

marllike (comparative more marllike, superlative most marllike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of marl.
    • In the few areas underlain by horizontally bedded limestone, the surface soil is dark gray to black and peatlike, and the subsoil gray and marllike.1954, Soil survey of Wise County, Virginia, page 28

Forms of marllike

comparativemore marllike
superlativemost marllike

Origin of marllike

From marl + -like.

Questions about marllike

What does marllike mean?
Marllike means resembling or characteristic of marl.
What part of speech is marllike?
Marllike is an adjective.

Words near marllike in the dictionary

  1. Marlinton
  2. Marlise
  3. marlite
  4. marlites
  5. marlitic
  6. marllike
  7. Marllon
  8. Marlo
  9. Marlo Merrican
  10. marlock
  11. marlocks

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