Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sawdustlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saw-dust-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.

Example Sentences

"Examine the stalk, especially behind the sheaths, for holes and sawdustlike frass where the larvae have entered to tunnel in the stalk."

Etymology

From sawdust + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sawdust

Inflected Forms

more sawdustlike (comparative) most sawdustlike (superlative)

Questions

What does sawdustlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
Where does sawdustlike come from?: From sawdust + -like.

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