Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squirrellike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squir-rel-like
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Similar to or characteristic of a squirrel.

adv

In the manner of a squirrel.

Example Sentences

"a squirrellike tail"
"squirrellike restlessness"
"to pull a face squirrellike"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more squirrellike (comparative) most squirrellike (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

sciurine

Synonyms

sciurine

Questions

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

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