Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roachlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roach-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a roach (insect).

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more roachlike (comparative) most roachlike (superlative)

Questions

What does roachlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a roach (insect).
Where does roachlike come from?: Etymology tree English roach Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English roachlike From roach + -like.

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