Leechlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bloodsuckingparasiticparasiticalparasitical

Etymology

From leech + -like.

More for "leechlike"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.