Wortlike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like or resembling a wort

    "Last Saturday, seeing the tumult beginning, I dismissed the students and tried to make my way home, but had great difficulty, because the field I was in was covered with wortlike ant-hills, and it was very difficult for me to keep my feet; […]"

Synonyms

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Example

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"Last Saturday, seeing the tumult beginning, I dismissed the students and tried to make my way home, but had great difficulty, because the field I was in was covered with wortlike ant-hills, and it was very difficult for me to keep my feet; […]"

Etymology

From wort + -like.

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