Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adultlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adult-like
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an adult

Example Sentences

"I wanted to do something adultlike."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English adultlike From adult + -like.

Inflected Forms

more adultlike (comparative) most adultlike (superlative)

Phrases

for adults

Frequently Paired Words

unchildlike nonchildlike for adults

Synonyms

adult adultlike adulty grown up

Antonyms

childlike

Questions

What does adultlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of an adult
Where does adultlike come from?: Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English adultlike From adult + -like.

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