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weevillike

weevillike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a weevil.

Adjective

weevillike (comparative more weevillike, superlative most weevillike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a weevil.
    • The larva at this time is 0.3 mm in length and quite different in form from the two preceding stages, being almost globular, markedly weevillike, and with the segmentation distinct.1932, Technical Bulletin, number 319, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 29
    • He came to in the ambulance and smiled encouragement at Doc Daneeka's weevillike, glum and overshadowed countenance for the dizzy second or two he had before everything went rose-petal pink again and then turned really black […]1961, Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Forms of weevillike

comparativemore weevillike
superlativemost weevillike

Origin of weevillike

From weevil + -like.

Questions about weevillike

What does weevillike mean?
Weevillike means resembling or characteristic of a weevil.
What part of speech is weevillike?
Weevillike is an adjective.

Words near weevillike in the dictionary

  1. weeverfishes
  2. weevers
  3. weevil
  4. weeviled
  5. weevilled
  6. weevillike
  7. weevilly
  8. weevils
  9. weevily
  10. weewee
  11. weeweed

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