keglike

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adjective

Resembling a keg, especially in shape

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

adjectivekeglike (comparative more keglike, superlative most keglike)

comparative more keglike · superlative most keglike

  1. Resembling a keg, especially in shape

    They knew his keglike build and nonstop enthusiasms, the greeting of "Who loves you, baby?"

    2009 January 11, Peter Applebome, “What Hartford Lost When It Lost Its Mayor Mike”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishkeg
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishkeglike

From keg + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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