Houndlike

Origin

From hound + -like. Compare houndly.

Full definition of houndlike

Adjective

1. Like, resembling, or characteristic of a hound; houndly.
• 1878, John Henry Walsh, The dogs of the British Islands:Nevertheless, the desire for "long ears, houndlike head, and much throatiness" was going on, though one of our first and most successful breeders protested ...
• 1996, Roger A. Caras, A Perfect Harmony:And in the British Isles, there were the shepherd-type dogs already mentioned, an ancestral houndlike dog and a small house dog that could have later given rise to the terriers.
• 2007, American Kennel Club, The Complete Dog Book: 20th Edition:Houndlike ears: See Drop ear. Houndlike lips: Well-developed, deep, pendulous flews.