Deerish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Deerish is an adjective meaning Characteristic of a deer; like a deer.
Meaning
Characteristic of a deer; like a deer.
Example Sentences
Near-synonym: cervid (in attributive use)
He also had a deerish look of bewildered innocence, as if, after all this time, he still couldn't comprehend his circumstances.
Twice a day the caribou was dressed in bells and led outside to pretend (with other deerish peers) that they had some vested interest in a fat man.
Then Jim spoke in a guarded tone. "I don't see a thing except a jay and some bushtits. Do you?" "No, I haven't seen a thing that looks deerish. I guess we drew a blank this trip. […] "
Synonyms for deerish
Depending on context, synonyms include deerlike, cervine, cervoid, cervid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deerlike, doey, rabbitish, duckish, venisonlike, beaverish.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.