cratelike

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adjective

Resembling a crate in appearance or construction; boxy.

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

adjectivecratelike (comparative more cratelike, superlative most cratelike)

comparative more cratelike · superlative most cratelike

  1. Resembling a crate in appearance or construction; boxy.

Origin

  1. Englishcrate
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcratelike

From crate + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

clarkeitecaretlike
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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