riftlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a rift.

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

adjectiveriftlike (comparative more riftlike, superlative most riftlike)

comparative more riftlike · superlative most riftlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rift.

Origin

  1. Englishrift
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishriftlike

From rift + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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