birdlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English birdlike From bird + -like.
Meanings
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Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 237:Frail, birdlike wrists and no muscle anywhere on his tiny frame.
2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page 82:a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bird-like | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most birdlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more birdlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unavian · unbirdlike · non-avian · unbirdly
Deriveds
nonbirdlike · unbirdlike · birdlikeness
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
crowlike · sparrowlike · parrotlike · eaglelike · hawklike
Meronyms
Relateds
Synonyms
birdly · birdlike / bird-like · avianlike · birdly · birdy · avian · birdy · avian · avianlike
Translations (5)
gv ushagoil (similar to a bird) · da fugleagtig (similar to a bird) · hu madárszerű (similar to a bird) · cy aderynnaidd (similar to a bird) · el πτηνόμορφος (similar to a bird)