apelike

adjective

ape·​like

variants or ape-like

ˈāp-ˌlīk 

: resembling an ape

Upright walking, bipedality, was a definitive characteristic of the earliest hominids, the group of apelike animals that included ancestors of modern humans.

—John Noble Wilford, New York Times, 17 May 1994

Word History

Etymology

ape entry 1 + like entry 3

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for apelike

• businesslike
• ladylike
• motorbike
• workmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike