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thornlike

thornlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a thorn; pointed, acuate.

Adjective

thornlike (comparative more thornlike, superlative most thornlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a thorn; pointed, acuate.

Forms of thornlike

comparativemore thornlike
superlativemost thornlike

Origin of thornlike

From thorn + -like.

Questions about thornlike

What does thornlike mean?
Thornlike means resembling or characteristic of a thorn; pointed, acuate.
What part of speech is thornlike?
Thornlike is an adjective.

Words near thornlike in the dictionary

  1. thornlet
  2. thornlets
  3. Thornley
  4. Thornleys
  5. Thornliebank
  6. thornlike
  7. Thornock
  8. Thornocks
  9. thornproof
  10. thornproofs
  11. Thornquist

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