puppylike

English

Etymology

puppy +‎ -like

Adjective

puppylike (comparative more puppylike, superlative most puppylike)

1. Resembling a puppy.
   • 1990, Simon Frith, Andrew Goodwin, On Record: Rock, Pop and the Written Word:

     The image is of the young boy next door: sad, thoughtful, pretty, and puppylike. Lyrically his songs are about being let down and stood up, about loneliness...

   • 2001, Steven R Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training:

     The dog's appearance and behavior have been strongly influenced by a pervasive process of neoteny, causing it to remain more puppylike as an adult...