brushlike

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adjective

Having the form of a brush.

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brushyarmed
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English brush →
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Meanings

adjectivebrushlike (comparative more brushlike, superlative most brushlike)

comparative more brushlike · superlative most brushlike

  1. Having the form of a brush.

    Synonyms: brushy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving the form of a brush.

Similar
brushy

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveresembling a brush

Similar
armed
Also see
armed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰr̥stís
  3. Proto-Germanic*bʰurstís
  4. Proto-Germanic*burstiz
  5. Frankish*bursti
  6. Vulgar Latin*brustia
  7. Old Frenchbroisse
  8. Middle Englishbrusshe
  9. Englishbrush
  10. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  11. Proto-Germanic*līką
  12. Englishbrushlike

From brush + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shrublike
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APA

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MLA

“brushlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brushlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushlike.

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