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fleshlike en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Resembling flesh
    • The artist's imposition on the fleshlike malleability of the clay is an urgent presence. 1988 March 4, Harold Henderson, quoting Esther Saks Gallery, “City File”, in Chicago Reader: