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leechlike

adj

Etymology

From leech + -like.

  1. derived from *leǵ-✻ — “to collect, gather”
  2. inherited from *lēkijaz✻
  3. inherited from *lākī✻
  4. inherited from lǣċe
  5. inherited from leche
  6. suffixed as leechlike — “leech + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a leech, especially in being clinging or parasitic.

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