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petticoatlike

petticoatlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a petticoat.

Adjective

petticoatlike (comparative more petticoatlike, superlative most petticoatlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a petticoat.

Forms of petticoatlike

comparativemore petticoatlike
superlativemost petticoatlike

Origin of petticoatlike

From petticoat + -like.

Questions about petticoatlike

What does petticoatlike mean?
Petticoatlike means resembling or characteristic of a petticoat.
What part of speech is petticoatlike?
Petticoatlike is an adjective.

Words near petticoatlike in the dictionary

  1. petticoated
  2. petticoateries
  3. petticoatery
  4. petticoating
  5. petticoatless
  6. petticoatlike
  7. petticoats
  8. Petticrew
  9. pettie
  10. pettier
  11. petties

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