roosterlike

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English

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Etymology

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From rooster +‎ -like.

Adjective

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roosterlike (comparative more roosterlike, superlative most roosterlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.
    Hypernym: chickenlike
    Coordinate term: henlike
    • 1996 September 19, Anna Kisselgoff, “Troupe Emerges in Eclectic Identity”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Nonetheless, Steven Brett, in jacket and tie, was properly roosterlike to "Little Red Rooster," and most of the piece was concerned with Mod mating rites.
    • 2013 May 8, Denise Martin, “Will Arnett Explains the Origins of His Arrested Development Chicken Dance”, in Vulture[2]:
      “Picture three grown men hopping around, working out what it would be … They were pitching this really taunting dance, but I wanted to give it this very sharp, almost roosterlike, chest-sticking-out mannerism, like a real macho bravado dance.”
    • 2014 December 10, Abram Brown, “Is The Party Ending For Rockstar Energy Drinks And Its Billionaire Founder?”, in Forbes[3]:
      At 44 he looks at least a decade younger, thanks to his southern California tan and a roosterlike crown of gelled red hair.