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Definition of "insectlike" [insectlike]

  • Resembling an insect in any of various attributes such as form, behavior, or sound (adjective)

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Use "insectlike" in a sentence
  • "The massing of the 130,000-square-foot Sunset Park Materials Recycling Facility, largely corrugated metal and galvanized steel, has, from certain angles, an insectlike grace to it."
  • "She was named after a character in Doctor Who --- Chantho was an insectlike alien female who began every sentence with 'chan' and ended it with 'tho'."
  • "Three jumbo scoreboards showed the action: an emerald land with icy orbs, vaguely insectlike predators and plenty of gunfire."