barnaclelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a barnacle, especially in clinging tightly to a surface.

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Meanings

adjectivebarnaclelike (comparative more barnaclelike, superlative most barnaclelike)

comparative more barnaclelike · superlative most barnaclelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a barnacle, especially in clinging tightly to a surface.

    Prince Albert, together with his sisters, selected hundreds of items from among his mother’s possessions for public display beginning July 12 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco’s modern barnaclelike conference center by the sea.

    2007 June 21, Craig S. Smith, “Recalling the Princess They Called Mother”, in New York Times

Origin

From barnacle + -like.

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APA

barnaclelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnaclelike

MLA

“barnaclelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnaclelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barnaclelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barnaclelike.

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