skunklike

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adjective

Resembling a skunk or its odour.

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

adjectiveskunklike (comparative more skunklike, superlative most skunklike)

comparative more skunklike · superlative most skunklike

  1. Resembling a skunk or its odour.

Origin

  1. Englishskunk
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishskunklike

From skunk + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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