"niggerlike" meaning in All languages combined

See niggerlike on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more niggerlike [comparative], most niggerlike [superlative]
Etymology: nigger + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nigger|like}} nigger + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} niggerlike (comparative more niggerlike, superlative most niggerlike)
  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Resembling or characteristic of a nigger. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: niggerish

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