probelike

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adjective

Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).

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Meanings

adjectiveprobelike (comparative more probelike, superlative most probelike)

comparative more probelike · superlative most probelike

  1. Resembling a probe (instrument for probing).

    Stubby, fat and chunky, it is about three inches shorter than the standard armrests, which are probelike, jutting upward at just the right angle to slip unnoticed in the pocket of a trouser or coat as a person sits.

    2007 February 1, William Neuman, “A Trial Run for Train Armrests Without an Appetite for Clothes”, in New York Times

Origin

From probe + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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