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tarlike

tarlike adjective: resembling tar.

Adjective

tarlike (comparative more tarlike, superlative most tarlike)

  1. Resembling tar.
    • The threat is the buildup of sludge — gooey tarlike deposits — that reduces or shuts off oil circulation […].2007 February 4, Christopher Jensen, “Engine Sludge: When Good Oil Goes Bad”, in New York Times

Forms of tarlike

comparativemore tarlike
superlativemost tarlike

Origin of tarlike

From tar + -like.

Questions about tarlike

What does tarlike mean?
Tarlike means resembling tar.
What part of speech is tarlike?
Tarlike is an adjective.

Words near tarlike in the dictionary

  1. tarlatons
  2. tarletan
  3. tarletans
  4. Tarleton
  5. Tarletons
  6. tarlike
  7. Tarling
  8. Tarlo
  9. Tarlton
  10. Tarltonian
  11. Tarltons

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