Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chickenlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chick-en-like
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.

adj

Similar to chicken (the meat).

adv

In a chickenlike manner.

Example Sentences

"a chickenlike beak"
"a chickenlike noise"

Etymology

Etymology tree English chicken Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English chickenlike From chicken + -like.

Inflected Forms

more chickenlike (comparative) most chickenlike (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

gallinaceous

Questions

What does chickenlike mean?: Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.
Where does chickenlike come from?: Etymology tree English chicken Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English chickenlike From chicken + -like.

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