Definition of Puppylike

1. Adjective. Characteristic of a puppy.

Exact synonyms: Puppyish
Similar to: Immature, Young

Definition of Puppylike

1. Adjective. Resembling a puppy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Puppylike

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puppylike

puppy dog eyes
puppy fat
puppy feet
puppy love
puppy mill
puppy mills
puppydom
puppydoms
puppyhood
puppyhoods
puppying
puppyish
puppyishly
puppyism
puppyisms
puppylike (current term)
pups
pupu
pupunha
pupunhas
pupus
pupusa
pupusas
pupuseria
pupuserias
pupylation
pupæ
pur
pur et dur
pur laine

Literary usage of Puppylike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"... more from their cheerful, puppylike Dog. actions, I suspect, than from their cry, which could hardly be called "barking"; yet Lewis and Clark, ..."

2. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1906)
"... more from their cheerful, puppylike Dog. actions, I suspect, than from their cry, which could hardly be called "barking"; yet Lewis and Clark, ..."

3. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"... more from their cheerful, puppylike Do&- actions, I suspect, than from their cry, which could hardly be called "barking"; yet Lewis and Clark, ..."

4. Archaeology of Houses and Households in Ancient Creteby Kevin Glowacki, Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan by Kevin Glowacki, Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan (2008)
"19.4,19.8) assume the poses of watchdogs, alert and protective, while the puppylike lizard in one of the Louvre statuettes looks ready to play if the child ..."

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