Monkeylike
adj, adv
adj, adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling or similar to a monkey.
"a monkeylike skull"
Adverb
- 1 In the manner of a monkey. not-comparable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"It is hard to picture a wee monkeylike adult creature weighing no more than an ounce. But fossils of the 55.8 million-year-old animal, the earliest known primate to inhabit North America, have emerged from coastal sediments in Mississippi."
Etymology
From monkey + -like.
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