foelike
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial.
Example Sentences
- "To nurse up cruelty with mild aspect, Were to begin, but never for to end; Kindness with tigers never takes effect, Nor proffer'd friendship with a foelike friend: [...]"
- "Although called Foeniculum vulgare in Latin, there is nothing foelike or vulgar about these plants that are part of the carrot family."
Etymology
From foe + -like.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more foelike (comparative)
most foelike (superlative)
Synonyms
foesome