roosterlike
roosterlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
Adjective
roosterlike (comparative more roosterlike, superlative most roosterlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
- Nonetheless, Steven Brett, in jacket and tie, was properly roosterlike to "Little Red Rooster," and most of the piece was concerned with Mod mating rites.1996 September 19, Anna Kisselgoff, “Troupe Emerges in Eclectic Identity”, in The New York Times
- “Picture three grown men hopping around, working out what it would be … They were pitching this really taunting dance, but I wanted to give it this very sharp, almost roosterlike, chest-sticking-out mannerism, like a real macho bravado dance.”2013 August 5, Denise Martin, “Will Arnett Explains the Origins of His Arrested Development Chicken Dance”, in Vulture
Forms of roosterlike
| comparative | more roosterlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most roosterlike |
Origin of roosterlike
From rooster + -like.
Questions about roosterlike
- What does roosterlike mean?
- Roosterlike means resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
- What part of speech is roosterlike?
- Roosterlike is an adjective.
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