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wifelike

wifelike adjective: resembling a wife.

Adjective

wifelike (comparative more wifelike, superlative most wifelike)

  1. Resembling a wife.

Forms of wifelike

comparativemore wifelike
superlativemost wifelike

Origin of wifelike

From wife + -like.

Words formed from wifelike

Questions about wifelike

What does wifelike mean?
Wifelike means resembling a wife.
What part of speech is wifelike?
Wifelike is an adjective.

Words near wifelike in the dictionary

  1. wifelessness
  2. wifelet
  3. wifelets
  4. wifelier
  5. wifeliest
  6. wifelike
  7. wifeliness
  8. wifeling
  9. wifelings
  10. wifelkin
  11. wifelkins

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