chickenlike

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English

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Etymology

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From chicken +‎ -like.

Adjective

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chickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

  1. Similar to a chicken or an aspect of a chicken
    Hyponyms: henlike, roosterlike
    a chickenlike beak
    a chickenlike noise
  2. Similar to chicken (the meat)

See also

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Adverb

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chickenlike (comparative more chickenlike, superlative most chickenlike)

  1. (postpositive) In a chickenlike manner