Dictionary

roosterlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From rooster + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
   • “Picture three grown men hopping around, working out what it would be … They were pitching this really taunting dance, but I wanted to give it this very sharp, almost roosterlike, chest-sticking-out mannerism, like a real macho bravado dance.” 2013 August 5, Denise Martin, “Will Arnett Explains the Origins of His Arrested Development Chicken Dance”, in Vulture:
   • At 44 he looks at least a decade younger, thanks to his southern California tan and a roosterlike crown of gelled red hair. 2014 October 12, Abram Brown, “Is The Party Ending For Rockstar Energy Drinks And Its Billionaire Founder?”, in Forbes:
   • Nonetheless, Steven Brett, in jacket and tie, was properly roosterlike to "Little Red Rooster," and most of the piece was concerned with Mod mating rites. 1996 September 19, Anna Kisselgoff, “Troupe Emerges in Eclectic Identity”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Coordinates

henlike

Hypernyms

chickenlike