henlikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈhɛnlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈhɛnˌlaɪk/

Forms: see hen n.¹ and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hen n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < hen n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adj.

Characteristic or reminiscent of a hen.Apparently not recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries.In quot. 1577 in the specific sense ‘cowardly, timid’; cf. hen-hearted adj.

ΚΠ

1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis Sig. D.iij The sound of trumpe and stroke of drumme incourageth not a little the henlyke man to martiall feates, blouddy actes, and warlike prowes.

1835 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 14 Mar. The face of the great commander..betrays a most maternal and hen-like solicitude.

1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. 252 Several of these hen-like sub-breeds having been long propagated.

1960 H. Friedmann Parasitic Weaverbirds 98 There was only one henlike bird in the immediate vicinity.

2008 D. Salwak Teaching Life x. 112 Miss Turner was her teacher, remembered in my mother's inner eye as a sprightly lady, henlike—and very serious.

B. adv.

In the manner of a hen.

ΚΠ

1875 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 22 Nov. 4/5 While Walker walks, and henlike talks..The other three, as case may be, crow ‘Cox-Kerr-Wood'll do!’

1912 Sydney Sportsman 26 June 5/5 Some kind and considerate amateur reader who has evidently been brooding, not hen-like, over the serious and solemn sacrament, matrimony, sends along a cutting that appeared in an evening paper last week.

1961 Times 12 June 15/3 Then one day I was scurrying, henlike, after my offspring when a friend..put her head in the door and asked ‘Would you like to teach some Latin again?’

2009 M. Hart Gringa v. 60 She hugged us stiffly, clucking henlike as she drew us into the chilly hallway.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	henlike
释义	henlikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈhɛnlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈhɛnˌlaɪk/ Forms: see hen n.¹ and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hen n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < hen n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adj. Characteristic or reminiscent of a hen.Apparently not recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries.In quot. 1577 in the specific sense ‘cowardly, timid’; cf. hen-hearted adj. ΚΠ 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis Sig. D.iij The sound of trumpe and stroke of drumme incourageth not a little the henlyke man to martiall feates, blouddy actes, and warlike prowes. 1835 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 14 Mar. The face of the great commander..betrays a most maternal and hen-like solicitude. 1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. 252 Several of these hen-like sub-breeds having been long propagated. 1960 H. Friedmann Parasitic Weaverbirds 98 There was only one henlike bird in the immediate vicinity. 2008 D. Salwak Teaching Life x. 112 Miss Turner was her teacher, remembered in my mother's inner eye as a sprightly lady, henlike—and very serious. B. adv. In the manner of a hen. ΚΠ 1875 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 22 Nov. 4/5 While Walker walks, and henlike talks..The other three, as case may be, crow ‘Cox-Kerr-Wood'll do!’ 1912 Sydney Sportsman 26 June 5/5 Some kind and considerate amateur reader who has evidently been brooding, not hen-like, over the serious and solemn sacrament, matrimony, sends along a cutting that appeared in an evening paper last week. 1961 Times 12 June 15/3 Then one day I was scurrying, henlike, after my offspring when a friend..put her head in the door and asked ‘Would you like to teach some Latin again?’ 2009 M. Hart Gringa v. 60 She hugged us stiffly, clucking henlike as she drew us into the chilly hallway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1577
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