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waiflike

waiflike adjective: resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.

Adjective

waiflike (comparative more waiflike, superlative most waiflike)

  1. Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.
    • Translations, Act I - Brian Friel
      "She has a waiflike appearance and could be any age from seventeen to thirty-five."

Forms of waiflike

comparativemore waiflike
superlativemost waiflike

Origin of waiflike

From waif + -like.

Questions about waiflike

What does waiflike mean?
Waiflike means resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.
What part of speech is waiflike?
Waiflike is an adjective.

Words near waiflike in the dictionary

  1. waifed
  2. waifing
  3. waifish
  4. waifishly
  5. waifishness
  6. waiflike
  7. waifs
  8. waifs and strays
  9. waift
  10. waifts
  11. waifu

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