"badgerlike" meaning in English

See badgerlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more badgerlike [comparative], most badgerlike [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English badger Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English badgerlike From badger + -like. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|badger|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English badger Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English badgerlike [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-like", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-like", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "badgerlike", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="badgerlike"> From badger + -like. Head templates: {{en-adj}} badgerlike (comparative more badgerlike, superlative most badgerlike)
  1. Similar to a badger.
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  2. Similar to that of a badger.
    Sense id: en-badgerlike-en-adj-rGj0yhXa Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 55 45
     
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