elephantlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.

“elephantlike stomping”

Similar
elephanticmemoriouselephantineretentivetenacious
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English elephant →
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Meanings

adjectiveelephantlike (comparative more elephantlike, superlative most elephantlike)

comparative more elephantlike · superlative most elephantlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.

    elephantlike stomping

    Synonyms: elephantic

  2. figuratively(Of memory) which is very good

    He has an elephantlike memory: he rarely forgets things.

    Synonyms: memorious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of an elephant.

Similar
elephantic

adjective(Of memory) which is very good

Similar
memorious
Similar
elephantineretentivetenacious
Also see
elephantesqueelephanticelephantinememorioustenaciousunforgetful

Origin

  1. Englishelephant
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishelephantlike

From elephant + -like.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål elefantaktig
  • elefantaktigas an elephant
Cite this entry
APA

elephantlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elephantlike

MLA

“elephantlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elephantlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elephantlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elephantlike.

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