roosterlike

English

Etymology

From rooster +‎ -like.

Adjective

roosterlike (comparative more roosterlike, superlative most roosterlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a rooster.

   Hypernym: chickenlike

   Coordinate term: henlike

   • 1996 September 19, Anna Kisselgoff, “Troupe Emerges in Eclectic Identity”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Nonetheless, Steven Brett, in jacket and tie, was properly roosterlike to "Little Red Rooster," and most of the piece was concerned with Mod mating rites.

   • 2013 May 8, Denise Martin, “Will Arnett Explains the Origins of His Arrested Development Chicken Dance”, in Vulture‎^[2]:

     “Picture three grown men hopping around, working out what it would be … They were pitching this really taunting dance, but I wanted to give it this very sharp, almost roosterlike, chest-sticking-out mannerism, like a real macho bravado dance.”

   • 2014 December 10, Abram Brown, “Is The Party Ending For Rockstar Energy Drinks And Its Billionaire Founder?”, in Forbes‎^[3]:

     At 44 he looks at least a decade younger, thanks to his southern California tan and a roosterlike crown of gelled red hair.