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toadlike

toadlike

5.0
Having rough, bumpy skin like a toad
  • adjective
  • /ˈtoʊdˌlaɪk/
translation icon : sapoide

Examples

  • "Ah, so your nose is not purely decorative, madonna!" A wide grin split the toadlike face, revealing hard blue gums.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • That helmet shows a row of toadlike demons, ominous enough in itself, suggesting the underlying evil beneath the seeming benevolence of the kingly visitors.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The creature had a toadlike appearance, with bumpy skin and bulging eyes.

  • Her toadlike expression made her seem both comical and grotesque at the same time.

  • He described the stone statue as having a toadlike texture, rough and uneven to the touch.

Antonyms

smooth
256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

Surface Forms

toadlike positive

Morphology

toadlike = toad (transparent) = toad + like

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'toad' with the productive suffix '-like', meaning 'resembling a toad'.

Etymology

The word toadlike is made from toad, the animal known for rough, bumpy skin, and the ending -like, meaning 'similar to'. So, something toadlike looks or feels like a toad.