mittenlike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English mitten Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English mittenlike From mitten + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling mittens
But the doctors had to amputate the top bone of the two bones in each thumb and the top two of the three bones in each of the other eight fingers, leaving her with mittenlike hands.
1988 April 22, Steve Bogira, “A Fire in the Family”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mittenlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mittenlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |