birdlike
birdlike adjective: similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
Adjective
birdlike (comparative more birdlike, superlative most birdlike)
- Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
- a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
- Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 237
Adverb
birdlike (comparative more birdlike, superlative most birdlike)
- In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
Examples of birdlike in a sentence
- There's still something boyish about Muldoon, and still something birdlike; strigiform.
- Since the early seventies, his son, the bespectacled, béreted, birdlike Marcel, has taken charge.
- I gave her a shy glance and suddenly realized that her hooked nose was less birdlike than it was turtleish.
Synonyms of birdlike
Antonyms
Forms of birdlike
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more birdlike |
| superlative | most birdlike |
| alternative form | bird-like |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more birdlike |
| superlative | most birdlike |
Origin of birdlike
From bird + -like.
Words formed from birdlike
Questions about birdlike
- What does birdlike mean?
- Birdlike means similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
- What part of speech is birdlike?
- Birdlike can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near birdlike in the dictionary
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