rab|bit|like

rab|bit|like
rab|bit|like «RAB iht LYK», adjective.
1. like that of a rabbit: »

rabbitlike ears.

2. like a rabbit; timid or afraid.
3. Figurative. prolific: »

Mankind had been rabbitlike in the unplanned breeding of itself (London Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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