weasel-like

A form of weasellike — Similar to a weasel.

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

adjectiveweasel-like (comparative more weasel-like, superlative most weasel-like)

comparative more weasel-like · superlative most weasel-like

  1. alternativeAlternative form of weasellike.
adverbweasel-like (comparative more weasel-like, superlative most weasel-like)

comparative more weasel-like · superlative most weasel-like

  1. alternativeAlternative form of weasellike.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*wisulǭ
  2. Proto-West Germanic*wisulā
  3. Old Englishweosule
  4. Middle Englishwēsele
  5. Englishweasel
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Englishweasel-like

From weasel + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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