antlike
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4.3
Hardworking and organized like an ant
- adjective
- /ˈæntˌlaɪk/
:
hormigueante
- The children played antlike, focusing on their tasks with remarkable discipline.
Examples
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Thousands of antlike people wandered the mall at his feet.
Fiction book (2002) -
The workers moved antlike, diligently carrying leaves back to their nest.
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In the busy city, pedestrians often walk antlike, following each other closely in organized lines.
How Hardworking
Surface Forms
antlike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Antlike comes from ant and -like, meaning 'similar to', and it brings to mind ants' habit of hard work and order. So calling someone antlike means they are hardworking, disciplined, or very organized.