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bearlike

bearlike adjective: having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear.

Adjective

bearlike (comparative more bearlike, superlative most bearlike)

  1. Having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear.
  2. Like that of a bear
    • bearlike fur
    • bearlike pawprints

Forms of bearlike

comparativemore bearlike
superlativemost bearlike

Origin of bearlike

From bear + -like. Compare bearly.

Words formed from bearlike

Phrases with bearlike

Questions about bearlike

What does bearlike mean?
Bearlike means having physical or temperamental characteristics like those of a bear.
What part of speech is bearlike?
Bearlike is an adjective.

Words near bearlike in the dictionary

  1. bearless
  2. bearlessness
  3. bearlet
  4. bearlets
  5. Bearley
  6. bearlike
  7. bearlikeness
  8. bearling
  9. bearlings
  10. bearly
  11. Bearman

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