nukelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a nuclear bomb.

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Meanings

adjectivenukelike (comparative more nukelike, superlative most nukelike)

comparative more nukelike · superlative most nukelike

  1. informalResembling or characteristic of a nuclear bomb.

    This post examines an element potentially even more frightening—partly because of its nukelike fury, partly because it might be perfectly legal to stockpile this weapon.

    2010 July 28, Sam Kean, “Hafnium: Building the Doomsday Device of Tomorrow”, in Slate

Origin

From nuke + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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