hivelike

H4I1V4E1L1I1K5E1

adjective

Resembling a beehive

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

adjectivehivelike (comparative more hivelike, superlative most hivelike)

comparative more hivelike · superlative most hivelike

  1. Resembling a beehive

    He might orchestrate the curved lines into stepped, hivelike hills […].

    2007 January 26, Roberta Smith, “Outside In”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishhive
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishhivelike

From hive + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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