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froglike

adj · adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a froglike croak

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a froglike way

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • to hop froglike

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English frog Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English froglike From frog + -like.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ضِفْدَعِيّ (ḍifdaʕiyy) — similar to a frog
  • Belarusian: жабі́ны (žabíny) — similar to a frog
  • Bulgarian: жа́бешки (žábeški) — similar to a frog
  • Czech: žabí — similar to a frog
  • Esperanto: rana — similar to a frog
  • French: ranin — similar to a frog
  • German: froschartig — similar to a frog
  • German: Frosch- — similar to a frog
  • Ancient Greek: βατραχώδης (batrakhṓdēs) — similar to a frog
  • Marathi: बेडकासारखा (beḍkāsārkhā) — similar to a frog
  • Polish: żabi — similar to a frog
  • Russian: лягуша́чий (ljagušáčij) — similar to a frog
  • Russian: лягу́шечий (ljagúšečij) — similar to a frog
  • Slovak: žabí — similar to a frog
  • Ukrainian: жа́б'ячий (žábʺjačyj) — similar to a frog
  • Ukrainian: жаби́ний (žabýnyj) — similar to a frog
  • Esperanto: rane — in a froglike way
  • Marathi: बेडकाप्रमाणे (beḍkāpramāṇe) — in a froglike way
  • Polish: żabio — in a froglike way