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hivelike

hivelike

8.2
Covered with small, raised, itchy bumps on the skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈhaɪvˌlaɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : en forma de ronchas
  • After the allergic reaction, her skin appeared hivelike with clusters of red, raised bumps.

Examples

  • The hivelike bumps on her skin were very itchy.

  • Doctors noted a hivelike pattern on the patient's back during the examination.

  • The rash spread quickly, leaving his arms looking hivelike and irritated.

  • The rash on her arm appeared hivelike after the bee stings.

  • After the allergic reaction, her skin appeared hivelike with clusters of red, raised bumps.

  • The rash spread quickly, leaving his arms looking hivelike and irritated.

  • The rash on her arm appeared hivelike after the bee stings.

Antonyms

clear
866 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Severe

severe
520 3.5
hivelike
  • Specialized
8.2
noticeable
65 3.2
mild
107 1.0

Surface Forms

hivelike positive

Morphology

hivelike = hive (transparent) = hive + like

Formed by adding '-like' to the noun 'hive' in its medical sense, so the meaning 'resembling hives (skin welts)' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Hivelike also comes from hive ('a raised, itchy bump on the skin') and the ending -like ('similar to'). Think of skin covered with many small bumps like a honeycomb, so hivelike describes skin with clusters of itchy, raised spots.