houndlike
houndlike adjective: like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
Adjective
houndlike (comparative more houndlike, superlative most houndlike)
- Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
- Nevertheless, the desire for "long ears, houndlike head, and much throatiness" was going on, though one of our first and most successful breeders protested [...]1878, John Henry Walsh, The dogs of the British Islands
- And in the British Isles, there were the shepherd-type dogs already mentioned, an ancestral houndlike dog and a small house dog that could have later given rise to the terriers.1996, Roger A. Caras, A Perfect Harmony
Forms of houndlike
| comparative | more houndlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most houndlike |
Origin of houndlike
From hound + -like. Compare houndly.
Words formed from houndlike
Questions about houndlike
- What does houndlike mean?
- Houndlike means like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
- What part of speech is houndlike?
- Houndlike is an adjective.
Words near houndlike in the dictionary
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