Cactuslike

/ˈkæktəsˌlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Having qualities, characteristics, or appearance similar to a cactus, especially being tough, prickly, or drought-resistant.

Etymology

From English 'cactus' combined with 'like' (resembling), creating a compound adjective. This is a modern English formation using the productive '-like' suffix to describe cactus-like qualities.

Kelly Says

The term 'cactuslike' sometimes gets used metaphorically in literature and personality descriptions—a person who is 'cactuslike' might be prickly on the outside but surprisingly resilient and capable of thriving under harsh conditions. Psychology meets botany!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ diken
en-de di-ken
ARالعربية
شبيه الصبار
shee-beeh as-sabar
BNবাংলা
ক্যাকটাসের মত
kya-katas-er mot
CACatalà
com un cactus
kohm oon kaktus
CSČeština
jako kaktus
yah-koh kaktus
DADansk
kaktusagtig
kak-tus-a-g-tig
DEDeutsch
kakteenartig
kak-teen-ar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ένα κάκτος
oh-pos eh-na kak-tos
ESEspañol
como un cactus
koh-moh oon kaktus
FAفارسی
مانند کاکتوس
manand kak-toos
FISuomi
käktuksen näköinen
kak-tu-sen nay-ko-inen
FRFrançais
comme un cactus
kom oon kaktus
GUGU
કેકટસ જેવું
kek-tus je-vu
HAHA
kamar kaktus
kam-ar kak-tus
HEעברית
דמוי קקטוס
deh-moy kak-tos
HIहिन्दी
कैक्टस जैसा
kaktus jaisa
HUMagyar
kaktuszszerű
kak-tus-szer-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti kaktus
se-peh-kah kaktus
IGIG
kama kaktus
ka-ma kak-tus
ITItaliano
simile a un cactus
see-mee-leh ah oon kaktus
JA日本語
サボテンのような
sa-bo-ten yo-no-ni
KKKK
кактус сия
kak-tus si-ya
KMKM
ដូចជាកាក្ក
doh-chah-jay ka-ak
KO한국어
캐ctus 같은
kye-ak-tus gat-an
MRMR
कॅक्टससारखा
kaktus-saar-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti kaktus
se-peh-kah kaktus
MYမြန်မာ
ကက်တပ်လို
ka-tet-lo
NLNederlands
cactusachtig
kak-toos-ach-tig
NONorsk
kaktusbliknende
kak-tus-bli-ken-de
PAPA
ਕੈਕਟਸ ਵਰਗਾ
kaktus var-ga
PLPolski
jak kaktus
jak kaktus
PTPortuguês
como um cacto
koh-moh oom kak-toh
RORomână
ca de cactus
ka deh kaktus
RUРусский
похожий на кактус
pah-khoo-zhyy nah kah-ktoos
SVSvenska
kaktusbart
kak-tus-bart
SWKiswahili
kama kaktus
ka-ma kak-tus
TAதமிழ்
காடி போல
kaadi pola
TEతెలుగు
కాకి వంటి
kaaki vanti
THไทย
คล้ายๆ กระบองเพชร
klah-yah-yah kra-bong-pet
TLTL
tulad ng kaktus
too-lad ng kaktus
TRTürkçe
kaktüs benzeri
kak-toos ben-zer-ee
UKУкраїнська
наче кaktus
na-che kaktus
URاردو
کیکٹس جیسا
kik-tus jaisa
VITiếng Việt
như một cây xương rồng
nhoo mot kây-syuong-rong
YOYO
bi kaktus
bi kak-tus
ZH中文
仙人掌样的
xian-ren-zhang yang-de
ZUZU
njengom kaktus
njen-gom kak-tus

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