leechlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.

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parasiticparasiticalbloodsuckingdependent
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Meanings

adjectiveleechlike (comparative more leechlike, superlative most leechlike)

comparative more leechlike · superlative most leechlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

Similar
parasiticparasiticalbloodsuckingdependent
Also see
bloodsuckingparasiticparasitical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From leech + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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