Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

axlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ax-like
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an ax.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more axlike (comparative) most axlike (superlative) axelike (alternative)

Questions

What does axlike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of an ax.
Where does axlike come from?
Etymology tree English ax Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English axlike From ax + -like.

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