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antlike

adj

Etymology

From ant + -like.

  1. inherited from *meh₂y-✻ — “to cut”
  2. inherited from *ē-✻ — “off, away”
  3. inherited from *āmaitijā✻
  4. inherited from æmete — “ant”
  5. inherited from ampte
  6. suffixed as antlike — “ant + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling an ant. Often used specifically in reference to apparent size or significance.

    • Standing, almost antlike, in the middle of Franco Zeffirelli ’s oversize set for “La Bohème,” however, he pushed uncomfortably.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA