Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
puppy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of a puppy
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Examples
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It was a full second before Webb recognized the expression of puppylike adoration.
Stands a Calder Man Janet Dailey 1983
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It was a full second before Webb recognized the expression of puppylike adoration.
Stands a Calder Man Janet Dailey 1983
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“No, I wanted to look respectable at the dealership,” Nick said, all defeated and puppylike.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Higuri and Wada have a great time parodying all the clichés of shoujo and boys-love manga: The guys are constantly striking poses with their guns and winding up in compromising situations together, and the girl is so adorable and puppylike that by volume 2 Higuri has started drawing her with ears and a tail.
What are you reading? | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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He was puppylike and self-centered, but it wasn't clear that the gangly awkwardness was all acting, and he didn't seem to know how to go about building a performance out of the elements at his command.
Washington National Opera's second 'Madama Butterfly' cast offers vague passion 2011
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“No, I wanted to look respectable at the dealership,” Nick said, all defeated and puppylike.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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I've always thought w is the most puppylike letter of the alphabet, the one I would keep as a pet if I could.
Mince Pies lili 2008
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Often when I arrive I find her pacing back and forth in her cage, and she makes little puppylike yips and squeals when she sees me.
Pies & Prejudice Heather Vogel Frederick 2010
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Despite their youthful, almost puppylike exuberance, the rappers speak militantly and with a unified blitz of talking points when conversation turns to how to achieve Palestinian independence.
Rhymes amid rubble: Palestinian refugee rappers' voices spill out across borders 2010
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Propelled by Maya's puppylike sounds, Bhima gets up with a grunt from the mattress and makes her way to where her granddaughter lies asleep.
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