cowlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Germanic *kōz Proto-West Germanic *kō Old English cū Middle English cow English cow Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English cowlike From cow + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a cow.
He was one of those dangerous people who are soft, squidgy and cowlike provided they have what they want. And because he had always had what he wanted, and had seemed easily pleased with it, it had never occurred to anybody that he was anything other than soft, squidgy and cowlike.
1987, Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Simon & Schuster, page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cowlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cowlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |