niblike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of the nib of a pen.

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Meanings

niblike1

adjectiveniblike (comparative more niblike, superlative most niblike)

comparative more niblike · superlative most niblike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the nib of a pen.

    Tubular awls with niblike points (like a pen point) and made from bird bones or the leg bones of certain small mammals

    1920, Bulletin, numbers 235-236, page 354

niblike2

adjectiveniblike (comparative more niblike, superlative most niblike)

comparative more niblike · superlative most niblike

  1. UKobsoleteslangGentlemanly.

    All my togs were so niblike and splash

    1878, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood, page 201

Origin

niblike · adjective

From nib + -like.

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niblike · adjective

From nibs + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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