slitlike

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adjective

Resembling a slit.

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

adjectiveslitlike (comparative more slitlike, superlative most slitlike)

comparative more slitlike · superlative most slitlike

  1. Resembling a slit.

    Mantle extends from a slit-like opening and completely covers the shell.

    2001, Julian Sprung, “Cowries”, in Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 110

Origin

  1. Englishslit
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishslitlike

From slit + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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