witch-like

English

Etymology

From witch +‎ -like.

Adjective

witch-like (comparative more witch-like, superlative most witch-like)

1. Like a witch.
   • 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 471:

     `Hail!' squeaked Arumugam, witch-like.

   • 1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 34:

     Witch-like she smiled and moved away.