What does puppylike mean?
Puppylike means Resembling a puppy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Resembling a puppy..
The image is of the young boy next door: sad, thoughtful, pretty, and puppylike. Lyrically his songs are about being let down and stood up, about loneliness...
The dog's appearance and behavior have been strongly influenced by a pervasive process of neoteny, causing it to remain more puppylike as an adult...
Use puppylike when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Puppylike means Resembling a puppy..
Common synonyms include immature, young, puppyish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The image is of the young boy next door: sad, thoughtful, pretty, and puppylike. Lyrically his songs are about being let down and stood up, about loneliness...
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