Meanings
cornlike1
adjectivecornlike (comparative more cornlike, superlative most cornlike)
comparative more cornlike · superlative most cornlike
- Resembling or characteristic of corn (the cereal crop).
cornlike2
adjectivecornlike (comparative more cornlike, superlative most cornlike)
comparative more cornlike · superlative most cornlike
- Resembling or characteristic of a corn (callus on the foot).
Origin
cornlike · adjective
From corn (“crop”) + -like. Piecewise doublet of grainlike.
Full word history & related roots →cornlike · adjective
From corn (“callus”) + -like. Piecewise doublet of hornlike.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
cornlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornlike
MLA
“cornlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornlike.
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