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ducklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
duck-like
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.

adv

in the manner of a duck; as, to walk ducklike

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more ducklike (comparative) most ducklike (superlative) duck-like (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

anatine

Questions

What does ducklike mean?
Similar to a duck, or a characteristic of a duck.
Where does ducklike come from?
Etymology tree English duck Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ducklike From duck + -like.

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