tarlike

tarlike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic طار (ṭār)bor.
English tar
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English tarlike

    From tar + -like.

    Adjective

    tarlike (comparative more tarlike, superlative most tarlike)

    1. Resembling tar
      • 2007 February 4, Christopher Jensen, “Engine Sludge: When Good Oil Goes Bad”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        The threat is the buildup of sludge — gooey tarlike deposits — that reduces or shuts off oil circulation […] .

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