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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

husklike en · ADJ

Etymology

From husk + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a husk.
    • They looked about forty, with frazzled, husklike hair, and neckfuls of primitive jewelry that bespoke extensive experience traveling in tropical climes. 2003, Katy Lederer, Poker Face: A Girlhood Among Gamblers, page 67:

Forms

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more husklike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most husklike Degree=Sup lexicographic