roachlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a roach (insect).

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

adjectiveroachlike (comparative more roachlike, superlative most roachlike)

comparative more roachlike · superlative most roachlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a roach (insect).

Origin

  1. Englishroach
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishroachlike

From roach + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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