ducklike

ducklike

English

Alternative forms

  • duck-like

Etymology

Etymology tree
English duck
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English ducklike

    From duck + -like.

    Adjective

    ducklike (comparative more ducklike, superlative most ducklike)

    1. Similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.
      a ducklike bill
      a ducklike quacking sound

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    Adverb

    ducklike (comparative more ducklike, superlative most ducklike)

    1. (usually postpositive) in the manner of a duck; as, to walk ducklike

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