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probelike

probelike adjective: resembling a probe (instrument for probing).

Adjective

probelike (comparative more probelike, superlative most probelike)

  1. Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).
    • Stubby, fat and chunky, it is about three inches shorter than the standard armrests, which are probelike, jutting upward at just the right angle to slip unnoticed in the pocket of a trouser or coat as a person sits.2007 February 1, William Neuman, “A Trial Run for Train Armrests Without an Appetite for Clothes”, in New York Times

Forms of probelike

comparativemore probelike
superlativemost probelike

Origin of probelike

From probe + -like.

Questions about probelike

What does probelike mean?
Probelike means resembling a probe (instrument for probing).
What part of speech is probelike?
Probelike is an adjective.

Words near probelike in the dictionary

  1. probeable
  2. probed
  3. probeer
  4. probehead
  5. probeheads
  6. probelike
  7. probenazole
  8. probenecid
  9. probenecids
  10. prober
  11. probers

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