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olivelike

olivelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an olive.

Adjective

olivelike (comparative more olivelike, superlative most olivelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an olive.
    • An olivelike mass can be felt in the epigastrium.2006, James Duke, Anesthesia secrets

Forms of olivelike

comparativemore olivelike
superlativemost olivelike

Origin of olivelike

From olive + -like.

Questions about olivelike

What does olivelike mean?
Olivelike means resembling or characteristic of an olive.
What part of speech is olivelike?
Olivelike is an adjective.

Words near olivelike in the dictionary

  1. olivegrowing
  2. Olivehurst
  3. Oliveira
  4. Oliveiras
  5. oliveless
  6. olivelike
  7. olivellid
  8. olivellids
  9. oliveness
  10. Olivenhain
  11. olivenite

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