henlike

henlike

(ˈhɛnˌlaɪk)
adj
resembling a hen
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(32) The socially awkward, "rather henlike" professor appears, however, to have as little inherent interest in golf as he does in antiquarianism; instead he is attempting (rather pathetically) to foster college friendships by solitarily improving his prowess on the playing fields.
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