Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

badgerlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bad-ger-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Similar to a badger.

adj

Similar to that of a badger.

Example Sentences

"a badgerlike stripe"
"a badgerlike smile"

Etymology

Etymology tree English badger Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English badgerlike From badger + -like.

Inflected Forms

more badgerlike (comparative) most badgerlike (superlative)

Questions

What does badgerlike mean?: Similar to a badger.
Where does badgerlike come from?: Etymology tree English badger Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English badgerlike From badger + -like.

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