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flulike

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈfluːlʌɪk/
  • CMU ARPABET: F L UW1 L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Resembling or characteristic of influenza.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The patient presented with flulike symptoms.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: influenzalike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English flu Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English flulike From flu + -like.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: griepachtig — resembling influenza
  • Georgian: გრიპისმაგვარი (griṗismagvari) — resembling influenza
  • Russian: гриппоподо́бный (grippopodóbnyj) — resembling influenza
  • Spanish: gripal — resembling influenza
  • Ukrainian: грипоподі́бний (hrypopodíbnyj) — resembling influenza