badgerlike

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adjective

Similar to a badger.

“a badgerlike smile”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English badger →
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Meanings

adjectivebadgerlike (comparative more badgerlike, superlative most badgerlike)

comparative more badgerlike · superlative most badgerlike

  1. Similar to a badger.
  2. Similar to that of a badger.

    a badgerlike smile

    1 more example

    a badgerlike stripe

Origin

  1. Englishbadger
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishbadgerlike

From badger + -like.

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APA

badgerlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badgerlike

MLA

“badgerlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badgerlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “badgerlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/badgerlike.

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