Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slitlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slit-like
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a slit.

Example Sentences

"Mantle extends from a slit-like opening and completely covers the shell."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more slitlike (comparative) most slitlike (superlative)

Questions

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

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