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puppetlike

puppetlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.

Adjective

puppetlike (comparative more puppetlike, superlative most puppetlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.

Forms of puppetlike

comparativemore puppetlike
superlativemost puppetlike
alternative formpuppet-like

Origin of puppetlike

From puppet + -like.

Questions about puppetlike

What does puppetlike mean?
Puppetlike means resembling or characteristic of a puppet; mechanical, controlled by another.
What part of speech is puppetlike?
Puppetlike is an adjective.

Words near puppetlike in the dictionary

  1. puppetize
  2. puppetized
  3. puppetizes
  4. puppetizing
  5. puppetless
  6. puppetlike
  7. puppetmaking
  8. puppetman
  9. puppetmaster
  10. puppetmasters
  11. puppetmen

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