birdlike
adj 1adv 1
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2ADJ.
frail
BIRDLIKE + NOUN
song, wrists
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adj
1
Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds.
a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
adv
1
In the manner of a bird; as, to fly.
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a birdlike song; birdlike eyes
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Once or twice I heard a faint pitter-patter like the feet of the dog going hither and thither on the sand far below me, and there were more bird-like sounds, but that was all.
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Frail, birdlike wrists and no muscle anywhere on his tiny frame.
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