witch-like

adjective

Like a witch.

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Meanings

adjectivewitch-like (comparative more witch-like, superlative most witch-like)

comparative more witch-like · superlative most witch-like

  1. Like a witch.

    Witch-like she smiled and moved away.

    1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 34
    1 more example

    `Hail!' squeaked Arumugam, witch-like.

    1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 471

Origin

From witch + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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