🌈 Curved shape 🙇 Bent forward 🚢 Pointed front

bowlike

6.7

Bent forward at the waist to show respect

adjective
/ˈbaʊlaɪk/

: en posición de reverencia

The tree's bowlike branches arched over the quiet path.

Examples

Her bowlike movement was graceful and fluid.
The statue had a bowlike posture that suggested humility.
The dancer moved with a graceful, bowlike gesture as she greeted the audience.
His bowlike posture showed respect during the formal ceremony.
Her bowlike posture during the performance highlighted her grace and elegance.
The dancer moved with a bowlike fluidity that captivated the audience.
His bowlike stance as he greeted the guests showed respect and humility.

Synonyms

bowed

vsbowlike

7 5.3

Curved so they bend outward, like some legs

leans or bends forward in posture rather than forming an arch

How Bent

bent

68 1.0

bowlike

6.7

inclined

6 3.9

upright

96 2.7

Surface Forms

bowlike positive

Morphology

bowlike = bow (transparent) = bow + like

Clear derivation from the verb 'bow' + '-like' meaning 'resembling the action or posture of bowing'.

Etymology

Bowlike comes from bow (which also means 'to bend forward', like when you bow to greet someone) and -like meaning 'similar to'. So, bowlike can mean 'bent forward in posture or movement'.