henlike

Etymology

hen + -like

adj

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hen.

adv

  1. In the manner of a hen.
    But then there was the rain. And with it memories of Vanikarri and the iron huts of the wards and the black-cloaked sisters running henlike through the puddles and giggling. 1956, Robert C[onroy] Goldston, The Eighth Day, New York, N.Y., Toronto, Ont.: Rinehart & Company, Inc., →LCCN, page 198
    This brought other States running henlike to the winner. 1968, Time Capsule 1932: A History of the Year Condensed from the Pages of Time, New York, N.Y.: Time-Life Books, →LCCN, page 53

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