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purrlike

purrlike adjective: resembling a purr.

Adjective

purrlike (comparative more purrlike, superlative most purrlike)

  1. Resembling a purr.

Forms of purrlike

comparativemore purrlike
superlativemost purrlike

Origin of purrlike

From purr + -like.

Questions about purrlike

What does purrlike mean?
Purrlike means resembling a purr.
What part of speech is purrlike?
Purrlike is an adjective.

Words near purrlike in the dictionary

  1. Purrington
  2. Purringtons
  3. purrito
  4. purritos
  5. purrless
  6. purrlike
  7. purrock
  8. purrocks
  9. purrs
  10. purrsuasive
  11. purry

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