Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

formlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: form-like
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a form (document to be filled in).

Example Sentences

"Terse, snappy, forceful letters should be used, rather than long, verbose, repetitive, unimpressive, formlike letters."

Etymology

From form + -like. Cognate with German förmlich (“formal, official”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: form

Inflected Forms

more formlike (comparative) most formlike (superlative)

Questions

What does formlike mean?: Resembling a form (document to be filled in).
Where does formlike come from?: From form + -like. Cognate with German förmlich (“formal, official”).

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