scablike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a scab (incrustation).

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

adjectivescablike (comparative more scablike, superlative most scablike)

comparative more scablike · superlative most scablike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a scab (incrustation).

Origin

  1. Englishscab
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishscablike

From scab + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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