Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cagelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cage-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a cage.

Example Sentences

"This version shows a small figure inside of cagelike towers, perhaps symbolizing the fledgling sculptor's dreams of creation."
"Why would this cagelike structure be energetically unfavorable?"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more cagelike (comparative) most cagelike (superlative)

Questions

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

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