Birdlike
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Birdlike is an adjective meaning Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
Meaning
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
More Meanings
- (postpositive) In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
Example Sentences
a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
Frail, birdlike wrists and no muscle anywhere on his tiny frame.
Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
Word Forms
- bird-like
Synonyms for birdlike
Depending on context, synonyms include avian, avianlike, birdly, birdy.
Antonyms for birdlike
Common opposites include unbirdly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include avian, bird-like, ornithoid, avianlike, aviform, birdsome.
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