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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thornlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thorn-like
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a thorn; pointed, acuate.

Etymology

From thorn + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more thornlike (comparative) most thornlike (superlative)

Questions

What does thornlike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a thorn; pointed, acuate.
Where does thornlike come from?
From thorn + -like.

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