Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sluglike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slug-like
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a slug.

Example Sentences

"Sometimes they are semi-human, or half-animal, and again may have a completely grotesque aspect or a huge slug-like form."

Etymology

From slug + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slug

Inflected Forms

more sluglike (comparative) most sluglike (superlative)

Questions

What does sluglike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a slug.
Where does sluglike come from?: From slug + -like.

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