Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brushlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brush-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a brush.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English brushlike From brush + -like.

Inflected Forms

more brushlike (comparative) most brushlike (superlative)

Synonyms

brushy

Questions

What does brushlike mean?: Having the form of a brush.
Where does brushlike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥stís Proto-Germanic *bʰurstís Proto-Germanic *burstiz Frankish *burstibor. Vulgar Latin *brustia Old French broissebor. Middle English brusshe English brush Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English brushlike From brush + -like.

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