"niggerlike" meaning in English

See niggerlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more niggerlike [comparative], most niggerlike [superlative]
Etymology: From 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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