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batlike

batlike

4.4
Like a bat in shape or the way it moves
  • adjective
  • /ˈbætˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a un murciélago
  • Attempt to look batlike (alert, with a razor-sharp sense of hearing) rather than catlike (sleepy, languid, feline).

Examples

  • The batlike creature fluttered in the night sky, its wings spread wide.

  • The athlete moved with batlike agility, dodging opponents with ease.

  • Her batlike ears perked up at the slightest sound in the dark.

Surface Forms

batlike positive

Morphology

batlike = bat (transparent) = bat + like

The meaning is directly compositional: something batlike resembles a bat in appearance or manner.

Etymology

Batlike is made from bat, the flying animal, and the ending -like, which means 'similar to', just as in childlike. So, batlike describes something that looks or moves like a bat.