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chickenlike

chickenlike adjective: similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.

Adjective

chickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

  1. Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.
    • a chickenlike beak
    • a chickenlike noise
  2. Similar to chicken (the meat).

Adverb

chickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

  1. (postpositional) In a chickenlike manner.

Forms of chickenlike

Adjective
comparativemore chickenlike
superlativemost chickenlike
Adverb
comparativemore chickenlike
superlativemost chickenlike

Origin of chickenlike

From chicken + -like.

Questions about chickenlike

What does chickenlike mean?
Chickenlike means similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.
What part of speech is chickenlike?
Chickenlike can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near chickenlike in the dictionary

  1. chickenized
  2. chickenizes
  3. chickenizing
  4. chickenless
  5. Chickenley
  6. chickenlike
  7. chickenlips
  8. chickenman
  9. chickenmen
  10. chickenpoop
  11. chickenpoops

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