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whiplashlike

whiplashlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of the lash of a whip.

Adjective

whiplashlike (comparative more whiplashlike, superlative most whiplashlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the lash of a whip.
    Synonyms:
    lashlike

Synonyms of whiplashlike

Forms of whiplashlike

comparativemore whiplashlike
superlativemost whiplashlike

Origin of whiplashlike

From whiplash + -like.

Questions about whiplashlike

What does whiplashlike mean?
Whiplashlike means resembling or characteristic of the lash of a whip.
What part of speech is whiplashlike?
Whiplashlike is an adjective.

Words near whiplashlike in the dictionary

  1. Whipkeys
  2. whiplash
  3. whiplashed
  4. whiplashes
  5. whiplashing
  6. whiplashlike
  7. whiplashy
  8. whipless
  9. whiplike
  10. whipline
  11. whiplines

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