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shieldlike

shieldlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a shield.

Adjective

shieldlike (comparative more shieldlike, superlative most shieldlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shield.
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Forms of shieldlike

comparativemore shieldlike
superlativemost shieldlike

Origin of shieldlike

From shield + -like.

Questions about shieldlike

What does shieldlike mean?
Shieldlike means resembling or characteristic of a shield.
What part of speech is shieldlike?
Shieldlike is an adjective.

Words near shieldlike in the dictionary

  1. shielding constant
  2. shielding constants
  3. shieldingly
  4. shieldings
  5. shieldless
  6. shieldlike
  7. shieldmaid
  8. shieldmaiden
  9. shieldmaidens
  10. shieldmaids
  11. shieldmaker

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