patchlike

patchlike

English

Alternative forms

  • patch-like

Etymology

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

    From patch + -like.

    Adjective

    patchlike (comparative more patchlike, superlative most patchlike)

    1. Resembling a patch or patchwork
      The fish has patchlike coloration.
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