adj
Meaning 1
Similar to a weasel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
weasellike
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CMU ARPABET: W IY1 Z AH0 L L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Similar to that of a weasel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a weasellike face
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adj
Meaning 3
underhanded; shady.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adv
Meaning 4
In the manner of a weasel.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ Proto-West Germanic *wisulā Old English weosule Middle English wēsele English weasel Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English weasellike From weasel + -like.