hiccuplike

English

Etymology

hiccup +‎ -like

Adjective

hiccuplike (comparative more hiccuplike, superlative most hiccuplike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a hiccup.
   • 2007 April 21, Gia Kourlas, “Worldly Lights and Darks Versus Childhood Ups and Downs”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Later, raising her arms overhead like a gymnast, Ms. Olson sprints across the stage, only to chicken out, performing a barely perceptible, hiccuplike jump.