scissorlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of scissors.

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Meanings

adjectivescissorlike (comparative more scissorlike, superlative most scissorlike)

comparative more scissorlike · superlative most scissorlike · alternative scissor-like

  1. Resembling or characteristic of scissors.

    You simply put a cherry in the little cup at one end of the scissorlike device and then close it with one swift action.

    1983 June 7, Pierre Franey, “KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; FOR PITTING CHERRIES”, in The New York Times

Origin

From scissor + -like.

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APA

scissorlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissorlike

MLA

“scissorlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissorlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scissorlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scissorlike.

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