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nettlelike

nettlelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a nettle.

Adjective

nettlelike (comparative more nettlelike, superlative most nettlelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nettle.

Forms of nettlelike

comparativemore nettlelike
superlativemost nettlelike

Origin of nettlelike

From nettle + -like.

Questions about nettlelike

What does nettlelike mean?
Nettlelike means resembling or characteristic of a nettle.
What part of speech is nettlelike?
Nettlelike is an adjective.

Words near nettlelike in the dictionary

  1. nettlecloth
  2. Nettlecombe
  3. nettled
  4. nettlefish
  5. nettleleaf velvetberry
  6. nettlelike
  7. nettler
  8. nettlerash
  9. nettlers
  10. nettles
  11. Nettleship

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