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Word: dovelike (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • figurative Peaceful; innocent; pacifist.
  • Similar to a dove.
  • Similar to that of a dove; as, a dovelike wing, a dovelike glance, dovelike eyes.

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Adverb:

  • archaic As much so as those of a dove; as, "Phoebe's eyes Dovelike mild" (Montanus)
  • In a manner similar to a dove; as, to "dovelike, sit brooding on the vast abyss" (Milton)

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