Dictionary

henlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From hen + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a hen.

Forms

Coordinates

roosterlike

Hypernyms

chickenlike

Synonyms

henny · hennish

henlike en · ADV

Etymology

From hen + -like.

Meanings

1. In the manner of a hen.
   • But then there was the rain. And with it memories of Vanikarri and the iron huts of the wards and the black-cloaked sisters running henlike through the puddles and giggling. 1956, Robert C[onroy] Goldston, The Eighth Day, New York, N.Y.; Toronto, Ont.: Rinehart & Company, Inc., →LCCN, page 198:
   • He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did. 1901, Miles Franklin, “An Introduction to ’Possum Gully”, in My Brilliant Career, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, page 10:
   • This brought other States running henlike to the winner. 1968, Time Capsule 1932: A History of the Year Condensed from the Pages of Time, New York, N.Y.: Time-Life Books, →LCCN, page 53:

Forms