sparrowlike

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adjective

Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.

“a sparrowlike bill”

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

adjectivesparrowlike (comparative more sparrowlike, superlative most sparrowlike)

comparative more sparrowlike · superlative most sparrowlike

  1. Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
  2. Similar to that of a sparrow.

    a sparrowlike bill

    1 more example

    a sparrowlike voice

Origin

  1. Englishsparrow
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishsparrowlike

From sparrow + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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