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lemminglike

lemminglike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a lemming, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.

Adjective

lemminglike (comparative more lemminglike, superlative most lemminglike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a lemming, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
    Synonyms:
    herdlike

Synonyms of lemminglike

Forms of lemminglike

comparativemore lemminglike
superlativemost lemminglike

Origin of lemminglike

From lemming + -like.

Questions about lemminglike

What does lemminglike mean?
Lemminglike means resembling or characteristic of a lemming, especially in having a propensity to follow blindly after a leader.
What part of speech is lemminglike?
Lemminglike is an adjective.

Words near lemminglike in the dictionary

  1. Lemmers
  2. lemmesee
  3. lemmie
  4. lemming
  5. lemmingism
  6. lemminglike
  7. lemmings
  8. Lemminki
  9. Lemminkäinen
  10. Lemmo
  11. Lemmon

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