Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mouselike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mouse-like
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a mouse (rodent); as, a mouselike squeak, mouselike timidity.

adv

In a mouselike way.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more mouselike (comparative) most mouselike (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

murine ratlike

Synonyms

micelike mousy mousey mouse-colored

Questions

What does mouselike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a mouse (rodent); as, a mouselike squeak, mouselike timidity.
Where does mouselike come from?
Etymology tree English mouse Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English mouselike From mouse + -like.

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