tarlike

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adjective

Resembling tar.

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

adjectivetarlike (comparative more tarlike, superlative most tarlike)

comparative more tarlike · superlative most tarlike

  1. Resembling tar.

    The threat is the buildup of sludge — gooey tarlike deposits — that reduces or shuts off oil circulation […].

    2007 February 4, Christopher Jensen, “Engine Sludge: When Good Oil Goes Bad”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishtar
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishtarlike

From tar + -like.

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Translations

Polish smołowaty
  • smołowatyresembling tar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

karliteartlikeakilterLitakerratlike
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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