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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

petlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English pet Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English petlike From pet + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling a housepet
    • Despite their petlike appearance, miniature horses do more than just look cute. 1988 August 20, Darlene Sordillo, “Mini Horses are Small Wonders”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013:

Forms

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more petlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most petlike Degree=Sup lexicographic