Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scratchlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scratch-like
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.

Example Sentences

"Her parents claimed that the scratchlike marks on her skin were caused by poltergeist attacks."

Etymology

From scratch + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scratch

Inflected Forms

more scratchlike (comparative) most scratchlike (superlative)

Questions

What does scratchlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a scratch.
Where does scratchlike come from?: From scratch + -like.

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