hamlike

hamlike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ham
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English hamlike

    From ham + -like.

    Adjective

    hamlike (comparative more hamlike, superlative most hamlike)

    1. Resembling or characteristic of a ham.
      • 1935, The American Magazine:
        Abel smiled broadly and proffered his hamlike paw to the chief […]

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