flulike

F4L1U1L1I1K5E1
UK/ˈfluːlʌɪk/

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of influenza.

“The patient presented with flulike symptoms.”

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveflulike (comparative more flulike, superlative most flulike)

comparative more flulike · superlative most flulike · alternative flu-like

  1. Resembling or characteristic of influenza.

    The patient presented with flulike symptoms.

    Synonyms: influenzalike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of influenza.

Origin

  1. Englishflu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishflulike

From flu + -like.

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Translations

Dutch griepachtig
  • griepachtigresembling influenza
Russian гриппоподо́бный
  • гриппоподо́бный (grippopodóbnyj)resembling influenza
Spanish gripal
  • gripalresembling influenza
Ukrainian грипоподі́бний
  • грипоподі́бний (hrypopodíbnyj)resembling influenza

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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