foxlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English foxlike From fox + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a fox.
“Nynaeve did not have to see her face to know it had large blue eyes and a foxlike shape.."
1992, Robert Jordan, “Chapter 52: Need”, in The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time; 4), London: Orbit Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 849:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most foxlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more foxlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |