Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spine-like
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).

Etymology

From spine + -like.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more spinelike (comparative) most spinelike (superlative)

Synonyms

bristlelike spiny

Questions

What does spinelike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).
Where does spinelike come from?
From spine + -like.

How to pronounce spinelike

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