birdlike

/bˈɝdlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

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adj

adv

In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.

"a birdlike song; birdlike eyes"
"Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all."
"Frail, birdlike wrists and no muscle anywhere on his tiny frame."

Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English birdlike From bird + -like.

more birdlike (comparative) most birdlike (superlative) bird-like (alternative)

birdlikeness nonbirdlike unbirdlike

volucrine

avianlike avian birdly birdy birdlike / bird-like

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