2. Adjective. Similar to that of a frog (1); as, a froglike croak ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively) (Of a person) who resembles a frog (1) in some way; for example, sporting wide, bulbous eyes. ¹
4. Adverb. In a froglike way; as, to hop froglike ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Froglike
1. resembling a frog [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Froglike
Literary usage of Froglike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Order Microsauria by Robert Lynn Carroll, Pamela Gaskill (1978)
"Although froglike in many characteristics, there is some argument as to how close
this genus is to the ancestry of modern forms (Hecht, 1963). ..."
2. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, Yale University (1911)
"Tripod of classic form, with froglike supports, and rim ornamented with armadillos.
Armadillo ware. V« ....... 52 Figure 66.—Tripod bowl of superior ..."
3. The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, W.F. Hall Printing Company, A.C. McClurg & Company (1919)
"Imagine, if you can, a huge grizzly with ten legs armed with mighty talons and
an enormous froglike mouth splitting his head from ear to ear, exposing three ..."
4. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Keys to the Species and by Frank Michler Chapman (1895)
"During the nesting season they become very noisy, and at nightfall I have heard
them utter their froglike croak as they darted erratically about over the ..."
5. The History of American Sculpture by Lorado Taft (1903)
"... looks positively froglike as to his lower half, Mr. Clay rejoices in a suit
which is "fulled up," as though by exposure to sun and storm. ..."
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