sticklike

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adjective

Resembling a stick in form

“a sticklike object, possibly a stick”

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

adjectivesticklike (comparative more sticklike, superlative most sticklike)

comparative more sticklike · superlative most sticklike

  1. Resembling a stick in form

    a sticklike object, possibly a stick

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
slimwandlike

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stignéh₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*stikkōną
  4. Proto-Germanic*stikkô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*stikkō
  6. Old Englishsticca
  7. Middle Englishstikke
  8. Englishstick
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishsticklike

From stick + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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