jaylike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of the jay, a bird.

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

adjectivejaylike (comparative more jaylike, superlative most jaylike)

comparative more jaylike · superlative most jaylike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the jay, a bird.

Origin

  1. Englishjay
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishjaylike

From jay + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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