rocketlike

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adjective

Resembling a rocket, especially in shape, speed or energy

“a rocketlike projectile”

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

adjectiverocketlike (comparative more rocketlike, superlative most rocketlike)

comparative more rocketlike · superlative most rocketlike

  1. Resembling a rocket, especially in shape, speed or energy

    a rocketlike projectile

Origin

  1. Englishrocket
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishrocketlike

From rocket + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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