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sleuthlike

sleuthlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.

Adjective

sleuthlike (comparative more sleuthlike, superlative most sleuthlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.

Forms of sleuthlike

comparativemore sleuthlike
superlativemost sleuthlike

Origin of sleuthlike

From sleuth + -like.

Questions about sleuthlike

What does sleuthlike mean?
Sleuthlike means resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.
What part of speech is sleuthlike?
Sleuthlike is an adjective.

Words near sleuthlike in the dictionary

  1. sleuthhound
  2. sleuthhounds
  3. sleuthiness
  4. sleuthing
  5. sleuthings
  6. sleuthlike
  7. sleuths
  8. sleuthwork
  9. sleuthy
  10. sleveen
  11. sleveens

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