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elephantlike

elephantlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an elephant.

Adjective

elephantlike (comparative more elephantlike, superlative most elephantlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
    • elephantlike stomping
    Synonyms:
    elephantic
  2. (figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
    • He has an elephantlike memory: he rarely forgets things.
    Synonyms:
    memorious

Synonyms of elephantlike

Forms of elephantlike

comparativemore elephantlike
superlativemost elephantlike

Origin of elephantlike

From elephant + -like.

Questions about elephantlike

What does elephantlike mean?
Elephantlike means resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
What part of speech is elephantlike?
Elephantlike is an adjective.

Words near elephantlike in the dictionary

  1. elephantinely
  2. elephantish
  3. elephantitis
  4. elephantitus
  5. elephantless
  6. elephantlike
  7. elephantnose fish
  8. elephantnose fishes
  9. elephantoid
  10. elephantoidal
  11. elephantoids

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