Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nukelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nuke-like
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a nuclear bomb.

Informal

Example Sentences

"This post examines an element potentially even more frightening—partly because of its nukelike fury, partly because it might be perfectly legal to stockpile this weapon."

Etymology

From nuke + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nuke

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more nukelike (comparative) most nukelike (superlative)

Questions

What does nukelike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a nuclear bomb.
Where does nukelike come from?: From nuke + -like.

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