shearlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of shears (the cutting tool).

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Meanings

adjectiveshearlike (comparative more shearlike, superlative most shearlike)

comparative more shearlike · superlative most shearlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of shears (the cutting tool).
  2. mathematicsResembling or characteristic of a shear (geometrical transformation).

Origin

From shear + -like.

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APA

shearlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shearlike

MLA

“shearlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shearlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shearlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shearlike.

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