witchlike

/wˈɪtʃlaɪk/ adj

Resembling or characteristic of a witch.

Word Origin Witch comes from Proto-Germanic *wikkjaz, meaning 'necromancer, one who wakes the dead' — from PIE *weg- 'to be strong, lively'. The -like suffix (from *līkam 'body, form') adds the sense of 'having the form or manner of'. So witchlike means resembling a witch in appearance or behavior. The same root gives us bewitch and witchcraft, while -like appears in childlike and godlike.

adj Resembling or characteristic of a witch.

She had a witchlike cackle that sent chills down my spine.

(形容词) 女巫般的

她发出女巫般的咯咯笑声,让我脊背发凉。

(adjetivo) Que se asemeja o es característico de una bruja.

Tenía una risa de bruja que me ponía los pelos de punta.

(adjectif) de sorcière; sorcelleresque [Qui évoque ou rappelle une sorcière.]

Elle avait un rire witchlike qui m'a donné des frissons.

(Adjektiv) hexenhaft; hexenähnlich [einer Hexe ähnlich oder mit Eigenschaften, die an eine Hexe erinnern, insbesondere in Aussehen oder Verhalten.]

Sie hatte ein **witchlike** Kichern, das mir einen Schauer über den Rücken jagte.

(形容詞) 魔女に似ている、または魔女に特徴的な。

彼女には魔女のような高笑いがあり、背筋がぞっとした。

(adjetivo) bruxesca; de bruxa [Parecido com ou característico de uma bruxa.]

Ela tinha uma risada de bruxa que me deu calafrios na espinha.

Word parts: witch + like

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