Meanings
adjectivebladelike (comparative more bladelike, superlative most bladelike)
comparative more bladelike · superlative most bladelike
- Resembling a blade
He had cuts on his fingers from handling the bladelike fighting string.
2007 December 15, Kirk Semple, “With Color and Panache, Afghans Fight a Different Kind of War”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshaped like a sword blade
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-
- Proto-Germanic*bladą
- Proto-West Germanic*blad
- Old Englishblæd
- Middle Englishblad
- Middle Englishblade
- Englishblade
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishbladelike
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APA
bladelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladelike
MLA
“bladelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bladelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladelike.
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