henlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

adv

In the manner of a hen.

"He was not going to squat henlike on his place as the cockies around him did."
"But then there was the rain. And with it memories of Vanikarri and the iron huts of the wards and the black-cloaked sisters running henlike through the puddles and giggling."
"This brought other States running henlike to the winner."

From hen + -like.

more henlike (comparative) most henlike (superlative) hen-like (alternative)

roosterlike

hennish henny

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