hamlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a ham.

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

adjectivehamlike (comparative more hamlike, superlative most hamlike)

comparative more hamlike · superlative most hamlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a ham.

    Abel smiled broadly and proffered his hamlike paw to the chief […]

    1935, The American Magazine

Origin

  1. Englishham
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishhamlike

From ham + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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