Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twitchlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: twitch-like
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a twitch.

Example Sentences

"Tomas' hands worked open and closed in a twitchlike grab at the straw, writhing slightly."
"Though this research is in the formative stage, I am encouraged by what appears to be a dual manifestation of cardiac and neurological shutoff typified by simultaneous twitchlike movement of the eyes combined with a measurable slackening of the lips."
"If a twitchlike increment in force is obtained with stimulation of the nerve innervating part of the contracting muscles, suboptimal motoneuron output is obvious."

Etymology

From twitch + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: twitch

Inflected Forms

more twitchlike (comparative) most twitchlike (superlative)

Questions

What does twitchlike mean?: Resembling a twitch.
Where does twitchlike come from?: From twitch + -like.

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