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urchinlike

urchinlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an urchin (mischievous child).

Adjective

urchinlike (comparative more urchinlike, superlative most urchinlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an urchin (mischievous child).
    • an urchinlike grin
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a sea urchin.

Forms of urchinlike

comparativemore urchinlike
superlativemost urchinlike

Origin of urchinlike

From urchin + -like.

Questions about urchinlike

What does urchinlike mean?
Urchinlike means resembling or characteristic of an urchin (mischievous child).
What part of speech is urchinlike?
Urchinlike is an adjective.

Words near urchinlike in the dictionary

  1. urchin fish
  2. urchin fishes
  3. urchiness
  4. urchinesses
  5. urchinivorous
  6. urchinlike
  7. urchinly
  8. urchins
  9. urchon
  10. urchons
  11. urd

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