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bulllike

bulllike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a bull.

Adjective

bulllike (comparative more bulllike, superlative most bulllike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bull.
    • He had a bulllike neck.
    • So these bulllike men queried the brahmin, O king, and he told them the entire story of the birth of Draupadí.1973, J. A. B. van Buitenen (tr.), transl., The Mahābhārata, Book 1, page 314

Adverb

bulllike (comparative more bulllike, superlative most bulllike)

  1. In a manner similar to a bull.
    • He was breathing bulllike from anger.

Forms of bulllike

Adjective
comparativemore bulllike
superlativemost bulllike
alternative commonbull-like
Adverb
comparativemore bulllike
superlativemost bulllike

Origin of bulllike

Relatively recent (late 20th century) spelling of bull-like.

Questions about bulllike

What does bulllike mean?
Bulllike means resembling or characteristic of a bull.
What part of speech is bulllike?
Bulllike can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near bulllike in the dictionary

  1. Bullitt County
  2. Bullivant
  3. bulljowler
  4. bullkin
  5. bullkins
  6. bulllike
  7. Bullman
  8. Bullmance
  9. Bullmancer
  10. Bullmans
  11. bullmastiff

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