Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sticklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stick-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a stick in form

Example Sentences

"a sticklike object, possibly a stick"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more sticklike (comparative) most sticklike (superlative)

Questions

What does sticklike mean?: Resembling a stick in form
Where does sticklike come from?: Etymology tree English stick Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sticklike From stick + -like.

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