Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sievelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sieve-like
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more sievelike (comparative) most sievelike (superlative)

Synonyms

ethmoid ethmoidal

Questions

What does sievelike mean?
Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass
Where does sievelike come from?
Etymology tree English sieve Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English sievelike From sieve + -like.

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