petlike

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adjective

Resembling a housepet

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English pet →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivepetlike (comparative more petlike, superlative most petlike)

comparative more petlike · superlative most petlike

  1. Resembling a housepet

    Despite their petlike appearance, miniature horses do more than just look cute.

    1988 August 20, Darlene Sordillo, “Mini Horses are Small Wonders”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013

Origin

  1. Englishpet
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishpetlike

From pet + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pikelet
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petlike.

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