bulllike

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Relatively recent (late 20th century) spelling of bull-like.

Adjective[edit]

bulllike (comparative more bulllike, superlative most bulllike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bull.
    He had a bulllike neck.
    • 1973, J. A. B. van Buitenen (tr.), transl., The Mahābhārata[1], Book 1, page 314:
      So these bulllike men queried the brahmin, O king, and he told them the entire story of the birth of Draupadí.
      For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bulllike.

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Adverb[edit]

bulllike (comparative more bulllike, superlative most bulllike)

  1. In a manner similar to a bull.
    He was breathing bulllike from anger.

Quotations[edit]

See also[edit]

This is one of the few English words with triple letters. Others include, but are not limited to: frillless, wallless, headmistressship, goddessship, and agreeeth.