bear-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrˌlaɪk/

Forms: see bear n.¹ and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bear n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < bear n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adj.

Resembling or suggestive of a bear in appearance, manner, or behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > surly

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > in a surly manner

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1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 104 I know well, Her hart is Tygre-like, or Beare-like.

1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. c8 Some of them Bear-like-whelps (by licking and smoothing) have gotten some fashionable like shape.

1823 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) VII. 174 I was rather a Bear-like nurse for such a lamb-like charge.

2016 Times (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Features section) 55 A bear-like man with a deep, booming voice.

B. adv.

In a manner resembling or suggestive of that of a bear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [adverb]

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. vii. 2 They haue tied me to a stake, I cannot flye, But Beare-like I must fight the course.

1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized i. xix. 227 [He] himself hath received the substance of it..from the Papists, and himself hath but licked it Bear-like, into a form of words best pleasing his own imagination.

1761 tr. J. J. Rousseau Disc. upon Origin & Found. Inequality i. 15 I shall not inquire, whether, as Aristotle thinks,..his whole Body was not, Bear like, thick covered with rough Hair.

1893 E. A. Rand Mill at Sandy Creek xiii. 190 Suddenly a voice in the rear of Phil and very unlike Walter's agreeable, resonant tones growled bear-like, ‘What ye up to?’

2011 R. Elliott Fairer than Morning I. xxxiii. 308 Mr. Sumner shambled bear-like out of the barn, leading Bayberry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bear-like
释义	bear-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈbɛːlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈbɛrˌlaɪk/ Forms: see bear n.¹ and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bear n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < bear n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adj. Resembling or suggestive of a bear in appearance, manner, or behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > surly carlisha1240 churlishc1405 rustyc1485 ladlike1508 crabbed1535 chumpisha1586 curmudgeonly1590 bear-like1593 bearish1646 surly1670 gruff1691 chuffya1700 gurly1721 ramgunshoch1721 churled18.. gruffy1802 ursine1827 chuff1832 ursal1837 churly1863 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adverb] > in a surly manner churlishlyc1400 sturdily1538 bear-like1593 gruffly1700 surlily1711 chuffily1748 curmudgeonly1879 1593 B. Barnes Parthenophil & Parthenophe 104 I know well, Her hart is Tygre-like, or Beare-like. 1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. c8 Some of them Bear-like-whelps (by licking and smoothing) have gotten some fashionable like shape. 1823 W. Scott in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Sir W. Scott (1839) VII. 174 I was rather a Bear-like nurse for such a lamb-like charge. 2016 Times (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Mar. (Features section) 55 A bear-like man with a deep, booming voice. B. adv. In a manner resembling or suggestive of that of a bear. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [adverb] bear-likea1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. vii. 2 They haue tied me to a stake, I cannot flye, But Beare-like I must fight the course. View more context for this quotation 1654 J. Crandon Mr. Baxters Aphorisms Exorized & Anthorized i. xix. 227 [He] himself hath received the substance of it..from the Papists, and himself hath but licked it Bear-like, into a form of words best pleasing his own imagination. 1761 tr. J. J. Rousseau Disc. upon Origin & Found. Inequality i. 15 I shall not inquire, whether, as Aristotle thinks,..his whole Body was not, Bear like, thick covered with rough Hair. 1893 E. A. Rand Mill at Sandy Creek xiii. 190 Suddenly a voice in the rear of Phil and very unlike Walter's agreeable, resonant tones growled bear-like, ‘What ye up to?’ 2011 R. Elliott Fairer than Morning I. xxxiii. 308 Mr. Sumner shambled bear-like out of the barn, leading Bayberry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1593
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