beaverly

adj

Etymology

From beaver + -ly.

  1. inherited from *bʰébʰrus
  2. inherited from *bebruz
  3. inherited from *bebru
  4. inherited from befer
  5. inherited from bever
  6. formed as beaverly — “beaver + -ly

Definitions

  1. Like, relating to, or befitting a beaver

    Like, relating to, or befitting a beaver; beaverlike

    • "[…] Great idea, isn't it? I wonder how long they would take to Darwinize into webbed feet and a beaverly breadth of tail."
    • Indeed, they are already doing so with all the complacent industry of beavers and the beaverly repetition of aims and methods.
    • Tao The Ching, the Upanishads, or Ojibway creation tales it's not owing to any sense of piety or to the beaverly enthusiasms of a pedant, but because of an ardent and abiding curiosity.

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