Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foxlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fox-like
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a fox.

Example Sentences

"“Nynaeve did not have to see her face to know it had large blue eyes and a foxlike shape..""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English foxlike From fox + -like.

Inflected Forms

more foxlike (comparative) most foxlike (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfoxlike

Antonyms

unfoxlike

Questions

What does foxlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a fox.
Where does foxlike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz Old English fox Middle English fox English fox Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English foxlike From fox + -like.

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