Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sicklelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sick-le-like
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a sickle.

Example Sentences

"Stunned, I took the sicklelike corn knife Fowler thrust into my hands and let myself be herded out toward the cornfield."

Etymology

From sickle + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sickle

Inflected Forms

more sicklelike (comparative) most sicklelike (superlative)

Questions

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

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