Meanings
adjectiveperiodlike (comparative more periodlike, superlative most periodlike)
comparative more periodlike · superlative most periodlike
- Resembling a period (time of menstruation).
You may notice some periodlike cramping, particularly when you nurse if you're breast-feeding.
1999, Pamela Maraldo, Women's health for dummies
Origin
Translations
Finnish kuukautismainen
- kuukautismainenresembling a period (time of menstruation)
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“periodlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periodlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periodlike.
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