net-like

A form of netlike — Resembling or characteristic of a net, especially in having many small openings.

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

adjectivenet-like (comparative more net-like, superlative most net-like)

comparative more net-like · superlative most net-like

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of netlike.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*natją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  3. Old Englishnett
  4. Middle Englishnet
  5. Englishnet
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Englishnet-like

From net + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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