chickenlike

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adjective

Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.

“a chickenlike beak”

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

adjectivechickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

comparative more chickenlike · superlative most chickenlike

  1. Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken.

    a chickenlike beak

    1 more example

    a chickenlike noise

  2. Similar to chicken (the meat).
adverbchickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

comparative more chickenlike · superlative most chickenlike

  1. postpositionalIn a chickenlike manner.

Origin

  1. Englishchicken
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishchickenlike

From chicken + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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