weasellike

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adjective

Similar to a weasel.

“a weasellike face”

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

adjectiveweasellike (comparative more weasellike, superlative most weasellike)

comparative more weasellike · superlative most weasellike

  1. Similar to a weasel.
  2. Similar to that of a weasel.

    a weasellike face

  3. figurativelyunderhanded; shady.
adverbweasellike (comparative more weasellike, superlative most weasellike)

comparative more weasellike · superlative most weasellike

  1. In the manner of a weasel.

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. Englishweasellike

From weasel + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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