Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tar-like
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling tar.

Example Sentences

"The threat is the buildup of sludge — gooey tarlike deposits — that reduces or shuts off oil circulation […]."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more tarlike (comparative) most tarlike (superlative)

Questions

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

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