tubelike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English tubelike From tube + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a tube, especially in shape.
At risk are the corpora cavernosa, the two tubelike masses of tissue that run through the center of the penis.
1988 January 29, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tubelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tubelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |