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ducklike

ducklike adjective: similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.

Adjective

ducklike (comparative more ducklike, superlative most ducklike)

  1. Similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.
    • a ducklike bill
    • a ducklike quacking sound

Adverb

ducklike (comparative more ducklike, superlative most ducklike)

  1. (postpositional, usually) in the manner of a duck; as, to walk ducklike

Forms of ducklike

Adjective
comparativemore ducklike
superlativemost ducklike
alternative formduck-like
Adverb
comparativemore ducklike
superlativemost ducklike

Origin of ducklike

From duck + -like.

Questions about ducklike

What does ducklike mean?
Ducklike means similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.
What part of speech is ducklike?
Ducklike can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near ducklike in the dictionary

  1. duckkind
  2. duckless
  3. ducklessness
  4. ducklet
  5. ducklets
  6. ducklike
  7. duckling
  8. ducklings
  9. ducklips
  10. duckly
  11. Duckmaloi

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