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spinelike

spinelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).

Adjective

spinelike (comparative more spinelike, superlative most spinelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).
    Synonyms:
    bristlelike, spiny

Synonyms of spinelike

Forms of spinelike

comparativemore spinelike
superlativemost spinelike

Origin of spinelike

From spine + -like.

Questions about spinelike

What does spinelike mean?
Spinelike means resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).
What part of speech is spinelike?
Spinelike is an adjective.

Words near spinelike in the dictionary

  1. spineless sadism
  2. spinelessly
  3. spinelessness
  4. spinelet
  5. spinelets
  6. spinelike
  7. spinella
  8. spinellae
  9. Spinellas
  10. spinelle
  11. spinelles

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