husklike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a husk.

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Meanings

adjectivehusklike (comparative more husklike, superlative most husklike)

comparative more husklike · superlative most husklike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a husk.

    They looked about forty, with frazzled, husklike hair, and neckfuls of primitive jewelry that bespoke extensive experience traveling in tropical climes.

    2003, Katy Lederer, Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers, page 67

Origin

From husk + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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