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orangelike

orangelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an orange.

Adjective

orangelike (comparative more orangelike, superlative most orangelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an orange.
    • The crude oleoresin which was examined had a characteristic orangelike odor, and white crystals of resin acid had separated out.1912, Bulletin, page 19
    • The schoolbooks say he changed the idea of the earth from a plate to an orangelike shape.1944, Reginald McIntosh Cleveland, Leslie E. Neville, The Coming Air Age
    Synonyms:
    orangey, orangish

Synonyms of orangelike

Forms of orangelike

comparativemore orangelike
superlativemost orangelike

Origin of orangelike

From orange + -like.

Questions about orangelike

What does orangelike mean?
Orangelike means resembling or characteristic of an orange.
What part of speech is orangelike?
Orangelike is an adjective.

Words near orangelike in the dictionary

  1. Orangeist
  2. Orangeists
  3. orangeite
  4. orangeites
  5. orangeless
  6. orangelike
  7. orangelo
  8. orangelos
  9. orangely
  10. Orangeman
  11. Orangemen

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