chainlike

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adjective

Having the form of a chain

Similar
catenulateformed
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English chain →
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Meanings

adjectivechainlike (comparative more chainlike, superlative most chainlike)

comparative more chainlike · superlative most chainlike · alternative chain-like

  1. Having the form of a chain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a chainlike form

Similar
catenulateformed
Also see
catenulate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishchain
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishchainlike

From chain + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chinalike
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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