quaylike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a quay.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English quay →
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Meanings

adjectivequaylike (comparative more quaylike, superlative most quaylike)

comparative more quaylike · superlative most quaylike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a quay.

Origin

  1. Englishquay
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishquaylike

From quay + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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