sievelike

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adjective

Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass

“a sievelike membrane”

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

adjectivesievelike (comparative more sievelike, superlative most sievelike)

comparative more sievelike · superlative most sievelike

  1. Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass

    a sievelike membrane

    Synonyms: ethmoid, ethmoidal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass

Similar
ethmoidethmoidal

Origin

  1. Englishsieve
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishsievelike

From sieve + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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