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pincerlike

pincerlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a pincer.

Adjective

pincerlike (comparative more pincerlike, superlative most pincerlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pincer.

Forms of pincerlike

comparativemore pincerlike
superlativemost pincerlike
alternative formpincer-like

Origin of pincerlike

From pincer + -like.

Questions about pincerlike

What does pincerlike mean?
Pincerlike means resembling or characteristic of a pincer.
What part of speech is pincerlike?
Pincerlike is an adjective.

Words near pincerlike in the dictionary

  1. pincer gates
  2. pincer movement
  3. pincer movements
  4. pincered
  5. pincering
  6. pincerlike
  7. pincers
  8. pincertail
  9. pincertails
  10. pincerwise
  11. pinch

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