jablike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a jab; quick, sharp and abrupt.

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

adjectivejablike (comparative more jablike, superlative most jablike)

comparative more jablike · superlative most jablike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a jab; quick, sharp and abrupt.

Origin

  1. Englishjab
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishjablike

From jab + -like.

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APA

jablike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jablike

MLA

“jablike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jablike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jablike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jablike.

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