Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quakelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quake-like
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling an earthquake; characterized by deep or violent trembling or vibration.

Etymology

Etymology tree English quake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English quakelike From quake + -like.

Inflected Forms

more quakelike (comparative) most quakelike (superlative)

Questions

What does quakelike mean?: Resembling an earthquake; characterized by deep or violent trembling or vibration.
Where does quakelike come from?: Etymology tree English quake Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English quakelike From quake + -like.

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