puppy-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌpɪlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpəpiˌlaɪk/

Forms: see puppy n. and -like suffix.

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

Etymology: < puppy n. + -like suffix. With the use as adjective compare puppyish adj.

A. adv.

Like a puppy; in the manner of a puppy.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb]

gamelya1375

gamefullyc1410

gamesomelya1425

wantonlya1475

sportfullya1586

sportively1597

lasciviously1607

puppy-like1617

sportinglya1639

playsomely1646

playfully1736

disportively1810

kittenishly1896

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adverb] > like a puppy

whelplichc1460

puppy-like1617

puppyishly1817

1617 J. Davies Wits Bedlam sig. F2^v How Puppie-like, with P. I play.

1786 P. Pindar Lye Odes (new ed.) 31 How have you, puppy-like, paw'd, wish'd, and whin'd.

a1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Coll. Poems (1989) 84 And I the girl that puppy-like now ran, Now lagged behind.

1983 Times 23 Dec. 16/7 Neither the players nor the public will now accept being rolled over and patted gently on the head, puppy-like.

B. adj.

Resembling or characteristic of a puppy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash

pertc1405

skipjack1598

puppily1682

whelpish1688

saucy1710

owdacious1751

minxing1767

puppyish1775

puppy-like1792

brash1824

pertish1836

cheekish1838

uppish1841

tossy1848

fly1884

soubrettish1891

whipper-snapping1925

in your face1975

1792 Western County Mag. Apr. 119/2 With all his exertions and puppy-like tread, He but rivets the fetters of fate!

1839 King Leopold Let. to Q. Vict. in Daily News 10 Feb. (1899) 5/7 Without that puppy-like affectation which is so often found with young gentlemen of rank.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlviii. 246 The rush to clasp his father's leg and make his joyful puppy-like noises.

1990 J. Gaskell Sun Bubble i. 101 There was something puppylike about the screenwriter at times.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puppy-like
释义	puppy-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈpʌpɪlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpəpiˌlaɪk/ Forms: see puppy n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puppy n., -like suffix. Etymology: < puppy n. + -like suffix. With the use as adjective compare puppyish adj. A. adv. Like a puppy; in the manner of a puppy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adverb] gamelya1375 gamefullyc1410 gamesomelya1425 wantonlya1475 sportfullya1586 sportively1597 lasciviously1607 puppy-like1617 sportinglya1639 playsomely1646 playfully1736 disportively1810 kittenishly1896 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [adverb] > like a puppy whelplichc1460 puppy-like1617 puppyishly1817 1617 J. Davies Wits Bedlam sig. F2^v How Puppie-like, with P. I play. 1786 P. Pindar Lye Odes (new ed.) 31 How have you, puppy-like, paw'd, wish'd, and whin'd. a1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Coll. Poems (1989) 84 And I the girl that puppy-like now ran, Now lagged behind. 1983 Times 23 Dec. 16/7 Neither the players nor the public will now accept being rolled over and patted gently on the head, puppy-like. B. adj. Resembling or characteristic of a puppy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1792 Western County Mag. Apr. 119/2 With all his exertions and puppy-like tread, He but rivets the fetters of fate! 1839 King Leopold Let. to Q. Vict. in Daily News 10 Feb. (1899) 5/7 Without that puppy-like affectation which is so often found with young gentlemen of rank. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlviii. 246 The rush to clasp his father's leg and make his joyful puppy-like noises. 1990 J. Gaskell Sun Bubble i. 101 There was something puppylike about the screenwriter at times. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1617
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