skeinlike

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adjective

Having characteristics of a skein.

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

adjectiveskeinlike (comparative more skeinlike, superlative most skeinlike)

comparative more skeinlike · superlative most skeinlike · alternative skein-like

  1. Having characteristics of a skein.

Origin

  1. Englishskein
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishskeinlike

From skein + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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