fleshlike

F4L1E1S1H4L1I1K5E1

adjective

Resembling flesh

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivefleshlike (not comparable)
  1. not comparableResembling flesh

    The artist's imposition on the fleshlike malleability of the clay is an urgent presence.

    1988 March 4, Harold Henderson, quoting Esther Saks Gallery, “City File”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Englishflesh
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishfleshlike

From flesh + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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