Meanings
adjectiveneedlelike (comparative more needlelike, superlative most needlelike)
comparative more needlelike · superlative most needlelike · alternative needle-like
- Resembling a needle in shape.
It has a needlelike tower rising above a 23-foot-8-inch-wide street front.
2007 March 18, Josh Barbanel, “Tall and Thin, Back in Fashion”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)néh₁tlom
- Proto-Germanic*nēþlą
- Proto-Germanic*nēþlō
- Proto-West Germanic*nāþlu
- Old Englishnǣdl
- Middle Englishnedle
- Englishneedle
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishneedlelike
Cite this entry
APA
needlelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlelike
MLA
“needlelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlelike. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needlelike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needlelike.
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