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measleslike

measleslike adjective: resembling or characteristic of measles.

Adjective

measleslike (comparative more measleslike, superlative most measleslike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of measles.
    • It is followed within twenty-four hours by a measleslike rash on the outside of the arms and legs, and, less commonly, on the chest, back, and buttocks.2000, Nelson Lee Novick, Baby Skin, page 115

Forms of measleslike

comparativemore measleslike
superlativemost measleslike

Origin of measleslike

From measles + -like.

Questions about measleslike

What does measleslike mean?
Measleslike means resembling or characteristic of measles.
What part of speech is measleslike?
Measleslike is an adjective.

Words near measleslike in the dictionary

  1. measle
  2. measled
  3. measles
  4. measles parties
  5. measles party
  6. measleslike
  7. measley
  8. measlier
  9. measliest
  10. measliness
  11. measling

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