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rabbitlike

rabbitlike

3.2
Having long ears, a twitching nose, and a soft tail like a rabbit
  • adjective
  • /ˈræbɪtˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a un conejo
  • Her rabbitlike movements made her seem quick and alert in the garden.

Examples

  • The animal had a rabbitlike appearance.

  • The small creature had rabbitlike ears and a twitching nose.

  • The costume included a pair of rabbitlike whiskers and a fluffy tail.

  • She noticed the rabbitlike ears of the creature.

  • The rabbitlike animal hopped through the underbrush, its long ears twitching at every sound.

  • With its soft fur and big eyes, the rabbitlike figure quickly stole my heart.

  • The children's toy resembled a rabbitlike creature, complete with floppy ears and a fluffy tail.

Synonyms

rabbity
vsrabbitlike
7.3

Like a place or thing that has many small hopping animals with long ears

is a general resemblance to that animal without stressing appearance or abundance

How Rabbitlike

rabbitlike
3.2

Surface Forms

rabbitlike positive

Morphology

rabbitlike = rabbit (transparent) = rabbit + like

The adjective is clearly formed by adding the productive suffix '-like' to 'rabbit', meaning 'resembling a rabbit'.

Etymology

The word rabbitlike is made from rabbit and the ending -like, where -like means 'similar to', just like in childlike or birdlike. So, rabbitlike simply describes something that looks or acts 'similar to a rabbit', for example having long ears, a twitching nose, or quick movements.